Parathyroid cysts: report of the sixth and youngest pediatric case.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1994
Abstract
A nonfunctioning parathyroid cyst occurred in an 8-year-old girl, the youngest patient reported to have this diagnosis. Most cysts are asymptomatic; a few are associated with signs and symptoms of hyperparathyroidism. In asymptomatic patients with a lateral neck cyst, aspiration of clear fluid with an elevated parathyroid hormone level is diagnostic of a parathyroid cyst. If this results in disappearance of the cyst, without recurrence, no further treatment is necessary. If the cyst recurs, aspiration may be repeated. However, persistence of the cyst despite aspiration or recurrence after the second aspiration should prompt surgical removal, with intraoperative identification of all parathyroid glands, because functioning parathyroid cysts are associated with a high risk of hyperplasia or adenoma.
Volume
29
Issue
12
First Page
1528
Last Page
1529
ISSN
0022-3468
Published In/Presented At
Entwistle, J. W., Pierce, C. V., Johnson, D. E., O'Donovan, S. C., Bagwell, C. E., & Salzberg, A. M. (1994). Parathyroid cysts: report of the sixth and youngest pediatric case. Journal of pediatric surgery, 29(12), 1528–1529. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3468(94)90204-6
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
7877016
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article