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Variations of topography of the parathyroid glands. Clinical aspects
1Department of Normal Anatomy, Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice.
Folia Morphologica
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
In 120 cadavers four parathyroid glands were found in 56.7% of cases. In most investigated specimens (above 90%) the superior parathyroid glands are localized posteriorly to the recurrent laryngeal nerve, whereas inferior parathyroid glands lie anteriorly to the nerve. The parathyroid glands are localized within a radius of 2 cm from the crossing of the recurrent laryngeal nerve and the inferior thyroid artery.