Case 236

Surgical Pathology Case
 

CLINICAL INFORMATION

  68-year-old male. History of primary hypercalcemia. One parathyroid gland was significantly enlarged while the other three were normal in size.

GROSS DESCRIPTION

 

The 1.1 × 0.8 × 0.6 parathyroidectomy specimen weighs 500 mg with a pale to pale yellow, homogeneously solid cut surface.

     
 
 

HE, 2×

HE, 10×

 
 

HE, 20×

HE, 40×

 
 

HE, 40×

HE, 40×

 
 

HE, 20×

HE, 40×

     
 

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Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE

Photo: Zenggang Pan

Discussion: Zenggang Pan