Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Ectopic location of the parathyroid glands has been described in 10-15% of patients with hyperparathyroidism. Upper cervical localization is exceptional and may be missed by preoperative localization techniques. We report a rare case of parathyroid adenoma of the upper jugulo-carotid region.Observation: A 41-year-old woman with no notable pathological history presented diffuse osteoarticular pain. Physical examination showed a right superio...