Clinical Study
Incidental Parathyroid Disease during Thyroid Surgery: Should We Remove Them?
Table 1
Histological analysis of the parathyroid tissue excised.
| | Patient | Age | Sex | Thyroid operation | Preoperative TSH/fT4 | Parathyroid histology | Weight | Size (mm) | Preoperative corr. calcium | Postoperative corr. calcium | Hypo-calcaemia |
| | A | 40 | F | Total | 1.06/14.0 | Adenoma | 0.319 g | | Not done | 1.96 | Temporary | | B | 40 | F | Total | 0.99/14.7 | Adenoma/hyperplasia | 0.501 g | | 2.19 | 2.02 | Pt refused followup | | C | 30 | F | Total | 2.63/8.8 | Hyperplasia | 0.163 g | | 2.26 | 1.89 | Temporary | | D | 66 | M | Total | 46.3/5.7 | No specific type | 0.6 g | | Not done | 2.31 | No | | E | 50 | F | Total | 0.01/12.1 | Adenoma | 0.319 g | 10 | 2.33 | 2.28 | No | | F | 60 | F | Total | 0.22/12.8 | Adenoma | <1 g | | 2.32 | 1.80 | Temporary | | G | 40 | F | Left lobectomy | 0.9/13.9 | Normal histology | Not stated | | 2.29 | 2.25 | No | | H | 57 | F | Total | 0.16/13.5 | Adenoma/hyperplasia | 0.844 g | | 2.50 | 2.14 | No |
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Normal ranges: TSH: 0.35–5.50 mu/l, fT4: 9.4–22.7 pmol/l, corr. Ca 2.15–2.60 mmol/l.
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