Shear Wave Elastography versus Strain Elastography in Diagnosing Parathyroid Adenomas by Laura Cotoi, Daniela Amzar, Ioan Sporea, Andreea Borlea, Dan Navolan, Flore Varcus, Dana Stoian

“…The aim of the study was to compare elastographic means in parathyroid adenomas, using shear wave elastography and strain elastography. …”
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Vitamin D Status and Its Association with Parathyroid Hormone Concentration in Brazilians by Juliana Sálvio Martins, Magda de Oliveira Palhares, Octávio Cury Mayrink Teixeira, Mariana Gontijo Ramos

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Parathyroid Carcinoma in the Setting of Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Federico Cappellacci, Fabio Medas, Gian Luigi Canu, Maria Letizia Lai, Giovanni Conzo, Enrico Erdas, Pietro Giorgio Calò

“…Introduction. Parathyroid carcinoma is one of the rarest cancers in normal population, and it is extremely uncommon in the setting of tertiary hyperparathyroidism. …”
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Giant Nonfunctioning Parathyroid Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Eoin F. Cleere, Mel Corbett, Anne-Marie Quinn, Thavakumar Subramaniam

“…Parathyroid cysts are a rare clinical entity that may arise in the neck or mediastinum. …”
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Differentiation of Rat Adipose-Derived Stem Cells into Parathyroid-Like Cells by Ping Zhang, Hao Zhang, Wenwu Dong, Zhihong Wang, Yuan Qin, Changhao Wu, Qi Dong

“…The differentiation of the adipose-derived stem cells to parathyroid-like cells was confirmed by the detection of parathyroid hormone and the related parathyroid markers. …”
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Parathyroid Adenoma Originated from Supernumerary Gland by Fernando Mendoza-Moreno, Ángel Rodriguez-Pascual, María Rocío Díez-Gago, Marina Pérez-González, Laura Jiménez‐Alvárez, Isabel Furtado-Lobo, Manuel Díez‐Alonso, Fernando Noguerales-Fraguas

“…The variability of the location of the parathyroid glands is directly related to the events that occur during embryonic development. …”
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Recurrent secondary hyperparathyroidism due to a gradually increasing intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma in a fifth parathyroid gland of a patient undergoing long-term haemodialysis: Road to evil by Jun Yang, Ninghu Liu, Jili Wang, Xinhui Su

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Relative Perfusion Differences between Parathyroid Adenomas and the Thyroid on Multiphase 4DCT by Steven P. M. J. Raeymaeckers, Yannick De Brucker, Maurizio Tosi, Nico Buls, Johan De Mey

“…We present data on 19 patients with histologically proven parathyroid adenomas. We find a strong correlation between 2 perfusion parameters when comparing parathyroid adenomas and thyroid tissue: parathyroid adenomas show a 55% increase in blood flow (BF) (p<0.001) and a 50% increase in blood volume (BV) (p<0.001) as compared to normal thyroid tissue. …”
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An Unusual Neck Mass: A Case of a Parathyroid Cyst and Review of the Literature by Anand Goomany, Amy Rafferty, Ian Smith

“…Parathyroid cysts (PC) are an unusual cause of neck swellings. …”
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2D-Shear Wave Elastography in the Evaluation of Parathyroid Lesions in Patients with Hyperparathyroidism by Ioana Golu, Ioan Sporea, Lavinia Moleriu, Anca Tudor, Marioara Cornianu, Adrian Vlad, Romulus Timar, Melania Balas, Daniela Amzar, Mihaela Vlad

“…The aim of the present study is to determine the values of the elasticity indexes (EI) measured by 2D-SWE in parathyroid benign lesions (adenomas or hyperplasia) and to establish if this investigation is helpful for the preoperative identification of the parathyroid adenoma. …”
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Validation of a novel method for localization of parathyroid adenomas using SPECT/CT by Rachelle A. LeBlanc, Andre Isaac, Jonathan Abele, Vincent L. Biron, David W. J. Côté, Matthew Hearn, Daniel A. O’Connell, Hadi Seikaly, Jeffrey R. Harris

“…Abstract Background Accurate localization of parathyroid adenomas is of critical importance in surgical planning for minimally invasive parathyroidectomy. …”
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Epigenetic Methylation of Parathyroid CaR and VDR Promoters in Experimental Secondary Hyperparathyroidism by Jacob Hofman-Bang, Eva Gravesen, Klaus Olgaard, Ewa Lewin

“…Secondary hyperparathyroidism (s-HPT) in uremia is characterized by decreased expression in the parathyroids of calcium sensing (CaR) and vitamin D receptors (VDR). …”
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Association between Parathyroid Hormone Levels and Inflammatory Markers among US Adults by Shih-Ping Cheng, Chien-Liang Liu, Tsang-Pai Liu, Yi-Chiung Hsu, Jie-Jen Lee

“…Background and Aims. High levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) appear to be associated with an increased mortality. …”
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Clinical significance of retrograde inferior parathyroid protection technique based on thymus preservation in thyroid surgery by Shouyi Yan, Yuhan Chen, Wenxin Zhao, Liyong Zhang, Shaojun Cai

Subjects: “…Inferior parathyroid gland…”
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology of Parathyroid Carcinoma Mimic Hürthle Cell Thyroid Neoplasm by Chutintorn Sriphrapradang, Pattana Sornmayura, Niramol Chanplakorn, Objoon Trachoo, Pattarana Sae-Chew, Rangsima Aroonroch

“…Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) can cause misdiagnosis of cytomorphological findings between parathyroid and thyroid lesions. Case Presentation. …”
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Management and Outcome of Parathyroid Carcinoma-Induced Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Single-Centre Experience by Loredana De Pasquale, Antonio Mario Bulfamante, Giovanni Felisati, Luca Castellani, Giorgio Ghilardi, Alberto Maria Saibene

“…Background. Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is the rarest endocrine cancer and an infrequent cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), responsible for less than 1% of cases. …”
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Styloid process phenotype and atheromatous plaque: Radiographic and bone density assessment in parathyroid disease by Adilia Mirela Pereira Lima Cid, Davi de Sá Cavalcante, Marcela Lima Gurgel, Ana Carolina Saraiva, Ana Alicia Sales Ricardo, Lúcio Mitsuo Kurita, Paulo Goberlânio de Barros Silva, Catarina Brasil d’Alva, Ana Rosa Pinto Quidute, Fabio Wildson Gurgel Costa

“…Additionally, it aimed to analyze the association between the bone mineral status of patients with parathyroid diseases and the radiographic findings. …”
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Parathyroid carcinoma and pheochromocytoma in a patient with neurofibromatosis type 1: a rare association by Jardelina Brena Rocha Leite, Nicole Ramalho De Freitas, Rafaella Nelice de Holanda Cardoso, Erik Trovão Diniz, Gabriel Rodrigues de Assis Ferreira, Fernão Henrique Costa e Alvim, Camila Ribeiro Coutinho Madruga, Ana Carolina Thé Garrido, Luciano Albuquerque, Patricia Sampaio Gadelha, Ruy Lyra, Lucio Vilar

“…The case report outlines a 33-year-old woman with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presenting complex symptomatology including a cervical mass, bone pain and significantly elevated calcium and parathyroid hormone levels, indicative of parathyroid carcinoma accompanied by cystic fibrous osteitis. …”
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The Predictive Role of Parathyroid Hormone for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease following Bariatric Surgery by Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Mohsen Nematy, Mohammed Abdalla, Ali Jangjoo, Ladan Goshayeshi, Matthew Kroh, Seyed Adel Moallem, Mitra Abbasifard, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Morbid obesity is frequently complicated by chronic liver diseases, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and fibrosis. Parathyroid hormone (PTH) is found to be elevated in morbid obesity due to the defective hepatic metabolism of vitamin D. …”
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Lower Limb Metaphyseal Bone Is Lost in Men with Coeliac Disease and Does Not Relate to Parathyroid Status by Michael W. J. Davie, Sally F. Evans, Christopher A. Sharp

“…BMD at femoral neck (FN) and lumbar spine L2–4, body weight, height, serum calcium, alkaline phosphatase, parathyroid hormone (PTH), and urinary calcium and NTx/Cr, a measure of bone breakdown, were also measured. …”
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