Surgical treatment of a functional parathyroid cyst in a patient with primary hyperparathyroidism: A case report

Abstract

Highlights Parathyroid cysts are a rare endocrine pathology and a difficult diagnostic and therapeutic task. The cause of primary hyperparathyroidism in 1–2 % of cases is a functional parathyroid cyst. A comprehensive and thorough assessment of all methods of visualization of the parathyroid glands at the preoperative stage, including the use of MSCT angiography and fine-needle aspiration under ultrasound control, is required in order to establish a diagnosis. Functional parathyroid cysts require surgical treatment. Intraoperative monitoring of iPTH has low sensitivity in relation to the detection and assessment of the radicality of the operation for parathyroid cysts.

Giant Nonfunctioning Parathyroid Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

“…More rarely, PCs may present in the mediastinum [ 1 ]. Functioning PCs may present with symptoms of hypercalcemia [ 5 ].…”