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Medicine Disorders of Parathyroid Gland 437315ea

All are true about hyperparathyroidism except?

A
Solitary adenoma
B
Malignant
C
Thyroid malignancy
D
Parathyroid hyperplasia
High-Yield Explanation
Hyperparathyroidism is usually due to a solitary adenoma. It can also be due to MEN Type 1 which accounts for about 90% of parathyroid cancers, which do not include thyroid malignancies in the group of the multiple endocrine neoplasms. Parathyroid hyperplasia can also lead to hyperparathyroidism.

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