Parathyroid cysts: Report of a case with ultrastructural observations

Michael Troster; Hak-Fai Chiu; Thomas D. McLarty

doi:10.5555/uri:pii:0039606078902854

Brief clinical report| Volume 83, ISSUE 2, P238-242, February 1978

Parathyroid cysts: Report of a case with ultrastructural observations

Michael Troster, M.D., F.R.C.P.(C.)
Michael Troster
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From the Department of Pathology and Surgery, Victoria Hospital London, Ontario, Canada
From The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada
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Hak-Fai Chiu, M.B., B.S., M.Sc., F.R.C.P(C.)
Hak-Fai Chiu
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From the Department of Pathology and Surgery, Victoria Hospital London, Ontario, Canada
From The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas D. McLarty, M.D., F.R.C.S.(C.)
Thomas D. McLarty
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From the Department of Pathology and Surgery, Victoria Hospital London, Ontario, Canada
From The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario, Canada
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Parathyroid cysts are an uncommon cause of neck masses which are of uncertain origin. Electron microscopic observations reveal the cysts to be lined by a simple absorptive rather than secretory cell, which rests on a basement membrane. These are not chief cells. Smooth muscle forms an integral part of the cyst wall. These findings of simple epithelial cells and mesenchymal tissue (smooth muscle) support the concept that these cysts represent persistent embryological remnants. A likely source is the third pharyngeal pouch.

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