A benign parathyroid cyst presenting with hoarse voice

Parathyroid tumours and cysts are rare and, when presenting as neck masses, can be clinically misdiagnosed as thyroid lesions. Symptoms may be caused by compression of the surrounding structures or hormonal overactivity. This paper describes a patient with recurrent hoarseness owing to the pressure...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of laryngology and otology 2000-02, Vol.114 (2), p.147-148
Hauptverfasser:	Sen, P., Flower, N., Papesch, M., Davis, A., Spedding, A. V.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	(RF) Otorhinolaryngology Adult Biological and medical sciences Cysts - complications Cysts - diagnosis Diagnosis, Differential Endocrinopathies Female Hoarseness - etiology Humans Medical sciences Non tumoral diseases Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Paralysis Parathyroid disease Parathyroid Diseases - complications Parathyroid Diseases - diagnosis Parathyroids. Parafollicular cells. Cholecalciferol. Phosphocalcic homeostasis (diseases) Recurrent laryngeal nerve Thyroid Diseases - diagnosis Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology Vocal Cord Paralysis - diagnosis Vocal Cord Paralysis - etiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Parathyroid tumours and cysts are rare and, when presenting as neck masses, can be clinically misdiagnosed as thyroid lesions. Symptoms may be caused by compression of the surrounding structures or hormonal overactivity. This paper describes a patient with recurrent hoarseness owing to the pressure effects of a parathyroid cyst on the recurrent laryngeal nerve.
ISSN:	0022-2151 1748-5460
DOI:	10.1258/0022215001904923