Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism is one of the most common endocrine disorders caused by adenoma (80%), hyperplasia (15%) and carcinoma (5%). It is often difficult to differentiate between hyperplasia from an adenoma of a parathyroid gland. Accordingly, the aim of this study was to assess apoptotic index as a potentially useful in diagnosis.Methods: Apoptotic cells was investigated in the parathyroid specimens of 21patients (4M, 17F, average age o...