Unusual presentations of enlarged parathyroid cysts: two case reports.
(2017) Acta Chirurgica Belgica — Vol. 117, n° 5, p. 324-328 (2017)
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- (en) INTRODUCTION: Parathyroid cysts are infrequently encountered and have a variable presentation pattern depending on their size, location and secreting character. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We report two cases of parathyroid cysts characterized by their uncommon clinical presentation. RESULTS: In the first case the patient presented with a large cervical cystic mass without hypercalcemia, while in the second case, the patient experienced a hypercalcemic crisis associated with acute renal failure. The variable pattern of clinical manifestations is discussed. CONCLUSION: Parathyroid cysts are a rare entity. Surgical resection is the key to therapy when hyperparathyroidism or local compression are identified.
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Pire, A., Buemi, A., Camboni, A., Darius, T., De Pauw, L., & Mourad, M. (2017). Unusual presentations of enlarged parathyroid cysts: two case reports. Acta Chirurgica Belgica, 117(5), 324-328. https://doi.org/10.1080/00015458.2016.1272261 (Original work published 2017)