This article, the third in an eight-part series on the endocrine system, examines the anatomy and physiology of the thyroid and parathyroid glands, and the pathophysiology associated with some common ...

The parathyroid glands are four tiny glands that, like the thyroid, are in the neck but closer to the spine. They make parathyroid hormone (PTH), which regulates levels of calcium and other ...

There are four parathyroid glands, and they are normally about the size and shape of a grain of rice. They're usually behind the thyroid. In rare cases, the parathyroid glands exist in your ...

Parathyroid exploration demonstrated gross enlargement of the glands, which, on histologic study, revealed clear-cell hyperplasia. A partial defect in synthesis of parathyroid hormone resulting in ...

Here we describe the consequences of irradiation for the endocrine system, particularly the parathyroid glands, in a cohort of 61 “liquidators,” or cleanup workers, who participated in the ...