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. 2016 May 27;401(7):965–974. doi: 10.1007/s00423-016-1447-7

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

a Localization of the resected ectopic parathyroid gland in patients with rHPT (anterior-posterior view). Localization of ectopic and supernumerary parathyroid glands: mediastinal outside thymus, retroesophageal space, intrathymic, intrathyroid, near hyoid bone, and near carotid sheath. b Localization of the resected ectopic parathyroid gland in patients with rHPT (lateral view). Localization of ectopic gland: retroesophageal space