Methods: An observational study over a period of 3 years in patients who underwent surgery for PHPT was designed. Data on the use of NIRAF and fluorescent patterns in different organs (thyroid and ...

Parathyroid carcinoma is associated with mutations in the HRPT2/CDC73 gene and with decreased parafibromin and calcium-sensing receptor (CASR) expression, but in some cases establishing an ...

Results: Overall, 238 patients completed the trial. Based on the pathological and aIOPTH results, the sensitivity of near-infrared autofluorescence imaging for detecting parathyroid glands (568 of 596 ...

A 48-year-old woman presented with a history of passing a renal stone of unknown composition. Testing revealed a calcium 10.2 mg/dL (reference range: 8.5-10.4), albumin 4 mg/dL, 25 hydroxy Vitamin ...

"Our study uncovers a novel mechanism for how parathyroid hormone signaling selectively stimulates bone formation," said Xu Cao, Ph.D., UAB professor of pathology and senior author on the study.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare illness, and the disease afflicting the thyroid gland is very uncommon, even in the presence of multisystem involvement. In this report, we document ...

A UNIQUE functioning tumor of the parathyroid gland was found in a forty-one-year-old man with clinical hyperparathyroidism. It was composed of a blend of fibrofatty lobules and trabeculae and ...

Risk of stone disease and effect of parathyroid surgery The incidence rate ratio of contact with hospital because of stone disease was 40.6 (95% confidence interval 31.0to 53.3) before parathyroid ...