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Thyroid Ultrasound
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FIG1
A thyroid ultrasound revealed a 0.7 x 0.4 x 0.5 cm colloid cyst in the upper right thyroid lobe (Figure 1).
Parathyroid Nuclear Scan
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FIG2
Corrected calcium dropped to 10.3, and ionized calcium dropped to 1.30 on day five, after he underwent right hemithyroidectomy and complete parathyroidectomy resulting in the removal of a large 5.3 grams and 3.2 x 2.2 x 1.5 cm parathyroid mass (Figure 2).