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[Parathyroid cysts]
A Béquignon1, E Babin, S Moreau
1Service ORL et chirurgie cervico-faciale, CHU Avenue de la Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen. bequignon-a@chu-caen.fr
Abstract:
Two cases of parathyroid cysts are described. One cyst was symptomatic, the other was discovered while performing thyroidectomy. In both cases, the cysts were non-functional. There have been reports of functional cysts occurring in a lesser proportion and causing primary hyperthyroidism. These benign cysts are rare (300 cases reported in the literature). Surgery is the treatment of choice in most cases.