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Parathyroid pathology: hyperparathyroidism and parathyroid tumors.

Diane Carlson

Arch Pathol 134(11):1639-44 (2010) PMID 21043817

Primary hyperparathyroidism is the most common cause of hypercalcemia in the outpatient setting. Parathyroid adenomas are common, unlike other parathyroid tumors. This review presents a brief summary of current updates in parathyroid pathology.

DOI: 10.1043/2009-0578-CCR.1
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