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elitoki
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10/01/07 - 01:58 PM

is there any difference btw parathyroid hyperplasia and parathyroid adenoma?? or is it same ?

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arlete
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10/01/07 - 03:33 PM

Hyperplasia = the whole gland is bigger.

Adenoma = localized benign tumor.

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elitoki
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10/01/07 - 03:41 PM

In MEN II, Parathyroid abnormality is hyperplasia or adenoma?

DrVirgo
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10/01/07 - 03:46 PM

elitoki wrote:
In MEN II, Parathyroid abnormality is hyperplasia or adenoma?

Either.

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elitoki
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10/02/07 - 02:37 PM

Thanks DrVirgo grin

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