| Case 243 | Surgical Pathology Case |
| CLINICAL INFORMATION | ||
| 50-year-old female, history of hypercalcemia, radioscan revealed uptake with the right inferior pole of the thyroid. Resection or right inferior parathyroid. | ||
| GROSS DESCRIPTION | ||
| The specimen consists of one pink-red encapsulated nodule measuring 2.0 × 1.0 × 0.6 cm and weighs 0.99 grams. The specimen is bisected and reveals a homogeneously pink and red soft cut surface. | ||
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| Capsule | Cut surface | |
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| HE, 2× | HE, 4× | |
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| HE, 10× | HE, 20× | |
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| HE, 20× | HE, 40× | |
| Source: Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, NE Photo: Zenggang Pan Discussion: Zenggang Pan | ||