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Papillae formation in parathyroid adenoma. A source of possible diagnostic error
1Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City.
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
Parathyroid adenomas, the most common cause of hyperparathyroidism, display diverse histologic patterns. The majority of adenomas form solid masses or show nodular, trabecular, and acinar patterns. In a four-year review of data on 103 surgically resected parathyroid adenomas, we encountered only a single case that showed papillae formation. We report this case to illustrate occurrence of this unusual histologic pattern that might create a diagnostic problem.

