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Surgery Parathyroid and adrenal glands 30994328

Features to differentiate parathyroid adenoma from hyperplasia would include which of the following?

A
Presence of excess chief cells
B
High levels of parathormone
C
Infiltration of capsule
D
Identifying hyperplasia of all 4 glands at surgery in parathyroid hyperplasia
High-Yield Explanation
Parathyroid adenoma can be differentiated from hyperplasia only at the time of surgery In case of adenoma, only one gland is found to be enlarged, the other three are normal. In hyperplasia, all four glands are enlarged.

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