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Parathyroid cysts

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From a review of the world literature, 91 cases of parathyroid cysts have been identified. The majority present as asymptomatic lumps in the lower part of the neck to the right or, more frequently, the left of the midline and are diagnosed as thyroid nodules before surgery. The 4 cases discussed in this article were all derived from the left lower parathyroid gland or left upper pole of the thymus. Three are the largest on record, 2 of which produced pressure symptoms and one, scabbarding of the trachea.

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La revue de la littérature mondiale a permis de recenser 91 cas de kystes parathyroidiens. Ces lésions se traduisent le plus souvent par la présence d'une masse au niveau de la partie inférieure du cou située soit à droite soit plutôt à gauche ou au niveau de la ligne médiane. Elles sont considérées le plus souvent comme des nodules thyroïdiens. Les 4 cas de kystes rapportés dans l'article se situaient au niveau de la glande parathyroidienne inférieure gauche ou du pôle supérieur du thymus. 3 revê-taient la taille la plus importante qui ait été décrite, 2 entrainaient des manifestations de compression, 1 se traduisait par un engainement de la trachée.

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    Sami Asfar (F.R.C.S. (Ed.), George Smith (F.R.C.S. (Ed.), F.A.C.S.) & Zygmunt H. Krukowski (F.R.C.S. (Ed.)

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Asfar, S., Smith, G. & Krukowski, Z.H. Parathyroid cysts. World J. Surg. 6, 777–780 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01655373

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