title: Parathyroid cysts, a rare condition: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Parathyroid cysts are a rare medical condition, that is why they represent a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge for the practitioner. The cysts are often small in diameter, measuring a few millimeters, but in some cases they are centimetric in size. There are 2 types of parathyroid cysts, according to their activity: the nonfunctioning (essential) and the functioning (adenomatous) forms, the last one being responsible of hyperparathyroidism. We report a case of nonfunctioning symptomatic parathyroid cyst in a 36-year old woman revealed by an anterior cervical tumefaction focusing on the pre-operative diagnosis and the management of it regarding the various therapeutic methods described in the literature.
authors.affiliation: ENT Department, Galaţi County Hospital, Galaţi, România.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Codreanu
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Codreanu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D016896:Treatment Outcome