A parathyroid adenoma is a benign tumor on one of your parathyroid glands. These are four very small glands located near or at the back of your thyroid gland. They produce parathyroid hormone (PTH).

We have successfully applied the radioimmunoassay for parathyroid hormone (PTH) to the localization of parathyroid adenomas by measurements of hormone concentration in multiple blood samples obtained ...

Parathyroidectomy can be difficult, with poor outcomes if abnormal parathyroid tissue is not fully resected or if critical neck structures, such as the recurrent laryngeal nerves, are injured during ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 52-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes and hypertension was found to have hypercalcemia incidentally on ...

LOS ANGELES -- Screening with 18 F-fluorocholine PET/CT imaging had the best detection capability for identifying parathyroid adenoma, according to a new study. Among 30 patients with primary ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 49-year-old woman presented with hypercalcemia. She had been experiencing weight loss, polyuria, nocturia, ...