About parathyroids, parathyroid cancer and surgery

This section covers all aspects of the parathyroid glands from the history of their study to details of the surgery performed on them.

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• What are parathyroid glands?
• What can go wrong with the parathyroid glands?
• Hyperparathroidism
• Primary hyperparathyroidism
• Secondary hyperparathyroidism

• Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
• Familial hyperparathyroidism
• Hyperparathyroidism and hypocalcalcaemia
• Parathyroid Surgery