Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Intrathyroidal parathyroid adenomas (IPA) are a rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) and their differential diagnosis includes other parathyroid and thyroid lesions. Although <7% of parathyroid adenomas are intrathyroidal, this location represents almost 20% of ectopic cases and their preoperative identification can pose difficulties, often being an intraoperative finding.Clinical case: A 70-year-old woman diagnosed with brea...