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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Neck ultrasound]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of parathyroid cancer. Findings on neck ultrasound suggestive of parathyroid cancer include structural irregularities of parathyroid gland and invasion of the surrounding tissues. | [[Neck ultrasound]] may be helpful in the [[diagnosis]] of parathyroid cancer. Findings on neck ultrasound suggestive of parathyroid cancer include structural irregularities of parathyroid gland and invasion of the surrounding tissues. | ||
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* Assess the neck and surrounding [[lymph nodes]]<ref> Parathyroid cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015). http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/parathyroid/parathyroid-cancer/?region=bc Accessed on December 29, 2015</ref> | * Assess the neck and surrounding [[lymph nodes]]<ref> Parathyroid cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015). http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/parathyroid/parathyroid-cancer/?region=bc Accessed on December 29, 2015</ref> | ||
* Identify parathyroid | * Identify parathyroid tumors that have invaded nearby [[tissues]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]
Overview
Neck ultrasound may be helpful in the diagnosis of parathyroid cancer. Findings on neck ultrasound suggestive of parathyroid cancer include structural irregularities of parathyroid gland and invasion of the surrounding tissues.
Ultrasound
- Assess the neck and surrounding lymph nodes[1]
- Identify parathyroid tumors that have invaded nearby tissues
References
- ↑ Parathyroid cancer. Canadian Cancer Society (2015). http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/parathyroid/parathyroid-cancer/?region=bc Accessed on December 29, 2015