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===Microscopic=== | ===Microscopic=== | ||
Features - general: | |||
*Classically have a rim of normal parathyroid gland around it.<ref name=Ref_BITFS191>{{Ref BITFS|191}}</ref> | |||
Note: | |||
*Generally, it is impossible to discern between [[parathyroid adenoma]]s and [[parathyroid hyperplasia]]s by histology alone.<ref name=Ref_BITFS191>{{Ref BITFS|191}}</ref> | |||
**One requires information of the size of the other glands to make the diagnosis. | |||
====Chief cell parathyroid adenoma==== | ====Chief cell parathyroid adenoma==== | ||
Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1127>{{Ref PBoD8|1127}}</ref> | Features:<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1127>{{Ref PBoD8|1127}}</ref> | ||