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A 48-year-old woman whose past history was unrevealing presented with sudden swelling of the neck with pain and dysphonia. Neck ultrasonography suggested the possibility of hemorrhage in a parathyroid adenoma. Surgical exploration revealed a hemorrhagic parathyroid adenoma of the chief cell type. This event is exceedingly rare, but should be considered in the differential diagnosis of suddenly appearing masses of the neck region.
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Paracchi, A., Reschini, E., Ferrari, C. et al. Asymptomatic parathyroid adenoma manifested by intratumoral hemorrhage. J Endocrinol Invest 13, 667–670 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349591
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