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Most parathyroid specimens seen by the surgical pathologist are obtained from patients with hyperparathyroidism (HPT). However, a small number are excised during neck exploration for other head and neck diseases.
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Duregon, E., Volante, M., Papotti, M. (2016). Pathology of the Parathyroid Glands. In: Gasparri, G., Palestini, N., Camandona, M. (eds) Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Hyperparathyroidism. Updates in Surgery. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-5758-6_10
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