Difference between revisions of "Parathyroid glands"

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===General===
===General===
*One parathyroid is big... the others are small.
*One parathyroid is big... the others are small.
*Associated with [[MEN I]] and [[MEN]] IIa/b (II/III).
*Associated with [[MEN 1]] and [[MEN 2]] ([[AKA]] MEN IIa).


MEN I:
MEN 1:
*[[Parathyroid adenoma]].
*Parathyroid adenoma.
*Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.
*[[Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumour]].
*[[Pituitary adenoma]].
*[[Pituitary adenoma]].


MEN IIa/IIb (II/III):
MEN 2 (MEN IIa):
*Parathyroid adenoma.
*Parathyroid adenoma.
*[[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]].
*[[Medullary thyroid carcinoma]].
*[[Pheochromocytoma]].
*[[Pheochromocytoma]].


Image: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO091.jpg Parathyroid adenoma (med.utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html]. Accessed on: 6 December 2010.</ref>
Image:  
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/jpeg4/ENDO091.jpg Parathyroid adenoma (med.utah.edu)].<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/EXAM/IMGQUIZ/enfrm.html]. Accessed on: 6 December 2010.</ref>


===Microscopic===
===Microscopic===