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<p>Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the third most common endocrine disease after diabetes and osteoporosis. It is more common in women and its prevalence increases with age. PHPT is associated with parathyroid adenoma or cancer or paraneoplastic parathyroid hormone (PTH) production. PHPT can be asymptomatic or present with nephrolithiasis, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, bone lesions and rarely – as a palpable formation in the cervical area. We present a 73-year-old female patient with cystic cervical lesion with high levels of PTH in the evacuated fluid contents. We discuss the differential diagnosis and the diagnostic algorhythm in cystic cervical lesions.</p>
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Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the third most common endocrine disease after diabetes and osteoporosis. It is more common in women and its prevalence increases with age. PHPT is associated with parathyroid adenoma or cancer or paraneoplastic parathyroid hormone (PTH) production. PHPT can be asymptomatic or present with nephrolithiasis, peptic ulcers, pancreatitis, bone lesions and rarely – as a palpable formation in the cervical area. We present a 73-year-old female patient with cystic cervical lesion with high levels of PTH in the evacuated fluid contents. We discuss the differential diagnosis and the diagnostic algorhythm in cystic cervical lesions.

Cervical Cyst – A Tale of the Unexpected

Department of General and Thoracic Surgery

University Hospital Acibadem City Clinic Mladost – Sofia

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is the third most common endocrine disease after diabetes and osteoporosis. It is more common in women and its prevalence...

Cervical Cyst – A Tale of the Unexpected

Publicado en línea: 26 oct 2022

Páginas: 54 - 57

Recibido: 03 ago 2022

Aceptado: 03 sept 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0031

Palabras clave
cervical cyst, hyperparathyroidism, diagnosis

© 2022 Y. Vlahov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Cervical Cyst – A Tale of the Unexpected

Publicado en línea: 26 oct 2022

Páginas: 54 - 57

Recibido: 03 ago 2022

Aceptado: 03 sept 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2022-0031

Palabras clavecervical cyst, hyperparathyroidism, diagnosis

© 2022 Y. Vlahov et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
cervical cyst, hyperparathyroidism, diagnosis