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Disorders of the parathyroid glands

Journal of Feline Medicine and Surgery, 2004
The three calcitropic hormones, parathyroid hormone (PTH), 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol and calcitonin are together responsible for calcium homeostasis in the mammal. Feline PTH is an 84 amino acid, single chain polypeptide with a molecular weight of 9449, which is secreted by the parathyroid glands.
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A Patient with Primary Hyperparathyroidism Associated with Familial Hypocalciuric Hypercalcemia Induced by a Novel Germline CaSR Gene Mutation

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2009
We report a patient with familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia (FHH) associated with primary hyper-parathyroidism (PHPT) and incidental papillary thyroid carcinoma.
Tomonori Yabuta, Akira Miyauchi, Hiroyuki Inoue, Hiroshi Yoshida, Mitsuyoshi Hirokawa, Nobuyuki Amino   +5 more
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Recurrent Bilateral Staghorn Stones as a Manifestation of Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Parathyroid Adenoma

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2015
Primary hyperparathyroidism is a medical condition caused by overactive of parathyroid gland. It is most commonly caused by solitary adenoma of the parathyroid gland.
Laurentius A Pramono, Deka Larasati, Yosephine Yossy, Dante S Harbuwono, Suharko Soebardi   +4 more
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Histomorphological study of the parathyroid gland in female Kuttanad ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)

Veterinary World, 2013
Aim: The present work was targeted to form the baseline data of normal morphological and histological picture of parathyroid gland in female Kuttanad ducks.Materials and Methods: A Histomorphological study of the parathyroid gland was carried out in ...
Firdous Ahmad Dar, S. Maya, Jose John Chungath, N. Ashok, Harshad Sudhir Patki, K. S. Prashanth Kumar   +5 more
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THE FUNCTION OF THE PARATHYROID GLANDS

Journal of the American Medical Association, 1912
The remarkable advance in our knowledge of the organs of internal secretion which has taken place in recent years has brought much light on the parathyroid glands, but still their function and relations to the other organs are very obscure. Their anatomy is by this time fairly well known, particularly to surgeons to whom they have become an object of ...
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False-negative 99mTc-sestamibi scans: factors and outcomes in primary hyperparathyroidism

Endocrine Connections
Primary hyperparathyroidism has emerged as a prevalent endocrine disorder in clinical settings, necessitating in most cases, surgical intervention for the removal of the diseased gland.
Budoor Alemadi, Fauzia Rashid, Ali Alzahrani   +2 more
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A Rare Case of Hypercalcemia from Mediastinal Ectopic Hyperparathyroidism

Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease
Hypercalcemia is frequently attributed to primary hyperparathyroidism, commonly a result of parathyroid adenomas. Ectopic hyperparathyroidism is characterized by hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue located outside of expected anatomical locations of ...
Nasrin Dhapa, Lamar Alocozy, Rumana Khan
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THE PARATHYROID GLANDS [PDF]

BMJ, 1937
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Thoracoscopic resection of paraesophageal ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in the superior posterior mediastinum: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Background The ectopic superior parathyroid in the tracheoesophageal groove and paraesophageal region is rare. Hyperparathyroidism results when these glands become hyperfunctioning.
Kai Fu, Xin-Yu Zhu, Xin-Yu Jia, Kun-Peng Feng, Yuan Cui, Jun Zhao, Chang Li   +6 more
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A new histopathological location of parathyroid gland with high possibility of unintended parathyroidectomy. [PDF]

Gland Surg, 2023
Cho JG, Choi SY, Oh KH, Baek SK, Kwon SY, Jung KY, Woo JS.   +6 more
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