| 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. | ||
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| HE, 2× | HE, 10× | |
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| HE, 20× | HE, 40× | |
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| HE, 40× | HE, 40× | |
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| HE, 20× | HE, 40× | |
| Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE Photo: Zenggang Pan Discussion: Zenggang Pan | ||