Parathyroid Cysts

Abstract

PARATHYROID cysts are an uncommon cause of masses in the neck, which require surgical intervention. Since Goris¹described the first case in 1905, only 56 have been reported in the world literature to date^2-28(Table). In the surgical experience of the Northwestern University Medical Center, four clinically apparent parathyroid cysts have been diagnosed and excised, two of which have been previously reported.¹⁷This paper will report two additional cases, as well as summarize the pertinent data of this unusual lesion and review the literature. <h3>Report of Cases</h3><h3>Case 1.</h3> —A 68-year-old white woman was first admitted to Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital on Nov 4, 1964. She had noticed a "lump in her neck" while looking in the mirror five months prior to admission. She consulted her physician who told her that she had a nodule in her thyroid gland. Since that time, she had noted an intermittent,