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Clinical
age 50-60s
single enlarged gland
can occur ectopically
thyroid
mediastinum
retroesophageal
primary hyperparathyroidism
associations
MEN I
MEN II
HPT-JT syndrome
Gross
over 300mg
Histology
decreased stromal fat
rim of compressed normal parathyroid
variants
atypical adenoma
HPT-JT
Ddx
hyperplasia
all four glands
parathyroid carcinoma
cold nodule
invasion
Signout
hyperplastic parathyroid tissue