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Cystic parathyroid adenoma with coexistent sarcoid granulomas

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A 55-year-old woman with sarcoidosis developed hyperparathyroidism that was associated with fluctuating serum calcium levels. Ultrasonography and a computed tomography (CT) scan of the neck demonstrated a cystic lesion in the lower posterior area of the left thyroid lobe. Histological examination after subsequent surgery revealed sarcoid granulomas within a parathyroid adenoma. The pathogenesis of this rare association is discussed.

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  1. Division of Otolaryngology, Shizuoka General Hospital, Kitaando, 420, Shizuoka, Japan

    K. Taguchi

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, Osaka Medical School, Takatsuki-Shi, 569, Osaka, Japan

    K. Makimoto

  3. 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Chest Disease Research Institute, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    S. Nagai, M. Kitaichi & T. Izumi

  4. Laboratory of Anatomic Pathology, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, 606, Kyoto, Japan

    H. Yamabe

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Taguchi, K., Makimoto, K., Nagai, S. et al. Cystic parathyroid adenoma with coexistent sarcoid granulomas. Arch Otorhinolaryngol 243, 392–394 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00464649

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