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Coronal CT-neck with contrast demonstrates a 30.1 mm x 16.9 mm right-sided parathyroid adenoma causing mass effect.
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A CT-neck with contrast was obtained as part of her work-up, which revealed a 3.1 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm solid mass posterior to the right thyroid lobe (Figures 1 and 2).
Axial CT-neck with contrast reveals an enlarged right inferior parathyroid gland (red arrow).
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A CT-neck with contrast was obtained as part of her work-up, which revealed a 3.1 x 1.2 x 1.7 cm solid mass posterior to the right thyroid lobe (Figures 1 and 2).
A hematoxylin and eosin stain clearly showing a well-defined rim of encapsulated hypercellular parathyroid tissue composed of chief cells and oxyphil cells.
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Microscopical sections revealed a well-demarcated nodule with encapsulated, cellular, homogenous cells composed of chief cells with some oxyphil cells in a delicate capillary network (Figure 3).