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. 1995 Aug;50(8):913–914. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.8.913

Parathyroid cyst of the thymus.

W G McCluggage 1, C F Russell 1, P G Toner 1
PMCID: PMC474920  PMID: 7570450

Abstract

A case is described of primary hyperparathyroidism in a patient with both a parathyroid cyst within the thymus gland and a concomitant parathyroid adenoma. The parathyroid adenoma contained microcystic areas of degeneration, and it is thought that the parathyroid cyst reflected degenerative change in a pre-existing adenoma. Parathyroid cyst should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions within the thymus. Fine needle aspiration and parathyroid hormone assay on cyst fluid may provide a preoperative diagnosis.

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