Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: The cases of paragangliomas (PGLs) mimicking thyroid nodules were also reported in literature rarely. We will present a case of PGL (a carotid body tumor) that we initially evaluated as a thyroid nodule, and then diagnosed as a PGL.Case report: A 74-year-old woman was admitted due to a mass in the right side of neck growing rapidly within the last 1 month. Physical examination revealed a hard and painless mass with smooth surface, extending...

Introduction: Atypical parathyroid adenoma (APA) is a difficultly diagnosed tumor, including some histological features of parathyroid carcinoma (PC). In literature, no definite criteria are considered to be present to distinguish preoperatively APA from PC. It is difficult to distinguish APA and PC intraoperatively. Our report, a case applying with high levels of calcium (Ca) and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) and diagnosed with APA was presented.Cas...