The patient's neck ultrasound and technetium-99m-labeled hexakis-2-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99m Tc MIBI) parathyroid scintigaphy. (A) This ultrasound scan was performed 2 weeks before starting ...

Some known causes include non-cancer (benign) tumors on the parathyroid glands, or enlargement of the glands. When there is a benign tumor in a parathyroid gland, it is called a parathyroid adenoma.

Where thyroid cancer starts The thyroid gland is in the front part of the neck, below the thyroid cartilage (Adam’s apple). In most people, the thyroid can’t be seen or felt. It is shaped like a ...

1 Introduction Parathyroid neoplasms are a heterogeneous group of tumors affecting 0.1%–5.0% of the global population (1). Patients often present with hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia. The 2022 ...

With the increasing incidence of thyroid cancer worldwide and the increasing demand for surgery, the risk of parathyroid injury is also increasing, which will lead to postoperative hypoparathyroidism ...

The parathyroid glands lie next to the thyroid gland and can sometimes be found within it or deeper in the chest. They release parathyroid hormone, which is very important for regulating calcium in ...

Treating papillary thyroid cancer and its variants Most papillary thyroid cancers are treated with surgery. This is most often a total thyroidectomy (in which the entire thyroid is removed), although ...

Less than 0.5% of the cases are due to parathyroid carcinomas (1). In some cases, parathyroid tumors may show some histological characteristics of parathyroid cancer, but they may not be enough to ...

Russell Smith, MD, FACS, is a board-certified otolaryngology surgeon and director of thyroid and parathyroid surgery at AdventHealth Cancer Institute. Internationally recognized as a leader in surgeon ...

A pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor (NET) is a type of cancer that forms tumors in the pancreas. The pancreas is a gland that rests behind the stomach and in front of the spine. It has two main parts.