An interesting case of intrathyroidal parathyroid adenoma.

Intrathyroidal parathyroid adenomas are an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and their prevalence varies from 1.4% to 6%.1 ,2 We present a case of a 42-year-old woman with residual PHPT, operated elsewhere, with localisation of parathyroid tumour on ultrasonography and sestamibi scintigraphy on the right side of the thyroid gland (figure 1). Review of the operative records revealed a search for the parathyroid tumour on the right side, along the eutopic …