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Cervical ultrasonography indicating an hypoechogenic mass, corresponding to the right inferior parathyroid adenoma.
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A mass located on the lower part of the right inferior thyroid lobe was detected, indicative of a parathyroid adenoma (Figure 1 and 2).
Parathyroid scintigraphy with Tc 99m-sestamibi showing uptake in the right inferior parathyroid gland
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A mass located on the lower part of the right inferior thyroid lobe was detected, indicative of a parathyroid adenoma (Figure 1 and 2).
Right open minimally invasive parathyroidectomy (OMIP)- the right inferior parathyroid adenoma.
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Intraoperatively, a friable reddish-brown tumour of about 1.5x1 cm was excised below the right thyroid lobe, and the histopathological report confirmed parathyroid tissue hyperplasia. (Figure 3).
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