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*Common cause of [[hyperparathyroidism]]. | *Common cause of [[hyperparathyroidism]]. | ||
*Usually associated with [[chronic renal failure]]. | *Usually associated with [[chronic renal failure]]. | ||
*May be syndromic - chief cell hyperplasia - associated with [[MEN 1]], [[MEN 2A]].<ref>URL: [http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970475-2 http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970475-2]. Accessed on: 29 July 2010.</ref> | *May be syndromic - chief cell hyperplasia - associated with [[MEN 1]], [[MEN 2A]].<ref>URL: [http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970475-2 http://www.pathconsultddx.com/pathCon/diagnosis?pii=S1559-8675%2806%2970475-2]. Accessed on: 29 July 2010.</ref> ‡ | ||
Treatment: | Treatment: | ||
*Surgical removal of all parathyroid glands & re-implantation of half of one parathyroid in the forearm. | *Surgical removal of all parathyroid glands & re-implantation of half of one parathyroid in the forearm. | ||
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‡ MEN 1 is often described as causing parathyroid hyperplasia; more correctly it is thought to be multiple parathyroid adenomas.<ref name=pmid15490065>{{cite journal |authors=Doherty GM, Lairmore TC, DeBenedetti MK |title=Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 parathyroid adenoma development over time |journal=World J Surg |volume=28 |issue=11 |pages=1139–42 |date=November 2004 |pmid=15490065 |doi=10.1007/s00268-004-7560-8 |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
*Parathyroid gland enlargement - classically all parathyroid glands are involved; however, some may be spared making it difficult to differentiate this from parathyroid adenoma.<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1128>{{Ref PBoD8|1128}}</ref> | *Parathyroid gland enlargement - classically all parathyroid glands are involved; however, some may be spared making it difficult to differentiate this from parathyroid adenoma.<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_1128>{{Ref PBoD8|1128}}</ref> | ||