Parathyroid cyst: Unusual Cause of Cystic Neck Mass
Abstract
Parathyroid cysts are rare causes of cystic anterior neck mass. They are usually non functional and may have compressive symptoms. The imaging modalities are usually in conclusive however PTH in the aspirate from the cyst is diagnostic. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice since it results in complete cure without any recurrences.References
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Sanchez A, Carretto H. Treatment of a non functional parathyroid cyst with tetracycline injection. Head Neck 1993;15:263-65
Cappelli C, Rotondi M, Pirola I et al. Prevalence of parathyroid cysts by neck ultrasound scan in unselected patients. J Endocrinol Invest 2009;32:357-59
Pontikides N, Karras S, Kaprara A, Cheva A, Doumas A et al. Diagnostic and therapeutic review of cystic parathyroid lesions. Hormones 2012;11:410-18
Ippolito G, Palazzo FF, Sebag F, Sierra M, De Micco C et al. A single institution 25 year review of true parathyroid cysts. Lagenbecks Arch Surg 2006;391:13-18
Coelho DH, Boey HP, Benign parathyroid cyst causing vocal fold paralysis: a case report and review of literature. Head Neck 2006;28:564-66
Gurbuz AT, Peetz ME. Gaint mediastinal parathyroid cyst: an unusual cause of hypercalcemic crisis- case report and review of literature. Surgery 1996;120:795-800
Marsot-Dupuch K, Levret N, Pharaboz C et al. Congenital neck masses. Embryonic origin and diagnosis. J Radiol 1995;76:405-15
Rangnekar N, Bailer WJ, Ghani A, Carbonell FA, Nowak M. Parathyroid cysts: Report of four cases and review of literature. Int Surg 1996;81:412-414
Cappelli C, Gandossi E, Pirola I, De MArtino E, Delbarba A. Parathyroid cyst: often mistaken for thyroid cyst. World J Surg 2007;31:2269
Layfield LJ. Fine needle aspiration cytology of cyclic parathyroid lesions. A cytomorphologic overlap with cystic lesions of the thyroid. Acta Cytol 1991;35:447-50
Lerud KS, Tabbara SO, DelVecchio DM, Frost AR. Cytomorphology of cystic parathyroid lesions: report of four cases evaluated preoperatively by fine needle aspiration. Diagn Cytopathol 1996;15:306-11
Clark OH. Parathyroid cysts. Am J Surg 1978;135:395-402
Sanchez A, Carretto H. Treatment of a non functional parathyroid cyst with tetracycline injection. Head Neck 1993;15:263-65
