Parathyroid problems masquerade as common problems of many other organs, misleading many medical specialists. The parathyroid ...

Your parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located at the four corners of your thyroid gland. They are about the size of a pea and produce hormones to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and ...

Globally, women are roughly twice as likely as men to be diagnosed with thyroid cancer. However, recent research shows that ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

Hypothyroidism is when the thyroid gland does not make enough thyroid hormone. Hypoparathyroidism is comparatively rare, where the parathyroid glands behind the thyroid do not produce enough ...

proudly sponsored the Surgery of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Glands Course, hosted by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a teaching hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. This ...

These four tiny glands just behind your thyroid work like a thermostat ... When your body needs calcium, parathyroids make a hormone called parathyroid hormone (PTH). Your body reacts by absorbing ...

Accurate preoperative localization of parathyroid lesions is essential for successful surgery. This report underlines potential difficulties in diagnosing HPT concomitant with thyroid carcinoma.