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Tumors of the parathyroid gland /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: DeLellis, Ronald A.
Corporate Authors: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (U.S.), Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Armed Forces Institute of Pathology ; under the auspices of Universities Associated for Research and Education in Pathology, 1993.
Series:Atlas of tumor pathology. fasc. 6.
Subjects:
Parathyroid Neoplasms > pathology > Atlases.
Table of Contents:
  • Normal parathyroid gland
  • Embryology
  • Anatomy
  • Gross anatomy
  • Microscopic anatomy
  • Histochemistry and immunohistochemistry
  • Ultrastructure
  • Physiology
  • Normal physiology
  • Parathyroid hormone biosynthesis
  • Calcium homeostasis
  • Abnormal physiology
  • Hypercalcemia
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Primary hyperparathyroidism
  • Secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism
  • Familial hyperparathyroidism
  • Neonatal hyperparathyroidism
  • Other causes of hypercalcemia
  • Malignancy-associated hypercalcemia
  • Familial benign (hypocalciuric) hypercalcemia
  • Lithium-associated hypercalcemia
  • Other hypercalcemic syndromes
  • Parathyroid glands in nonparathyroid hormone-mediated hypercalcemia
  • Parathyroid adenoma
  • Parathyroid carcinoma
  • Primary chief cell hyperplasia
  • Clear cell hyperplasia
  • Secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism
  • Secondary hyperparathyroidism
  • Parathyroid grafts in patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism
  • Tertiary hyperparathyroidism
  • Miscellaneous lesions
  • Parathyroid cyst
  • Secondary tumors.
  • (cont) Procedures for pathologic examination
  • Intraoperative and frozen section examination
  • Preparation of tissues for permanent sections
  • Fat stains
  • Density gradients
  • DNA cytometry
  • Fine-needle aspiration biopsy.