"Parathyroid Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Two pairs of small oval-shaped glands located in the front and the base of the NECK and adjacent to the two lobes of THYROID GLAND. They secrete PARATHYROID HORMONE that regulates the balance of CALCIUM; PHOSPHORUS; and MAGNESIUM in the body.
| Descriptor ID |
D010280
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A06.407.560
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| Concept/Terms |
Parathyroid Glands- Parathyroid Glands
- Gland, Parathyroid
- Glands, Parathyroid
- Parathyroid Gland
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parathyroid Glands" by people in Profiles.
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Bragg S, Rhodes MA, Adams CS. Thyroid and Parathyroid Conditions: Parathyroid Conditions. FP Essent. 2022 Mar; 514:30-38.
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Terris DJ, Snyder S, Carneiro-Pla D, Inabnet WB, Kandil E, Orloff L, Shindo M, Tufano RP, Tuttle RM, Urken M, Yeh MW. American Thyroid Association statement on outpatient thyroidectomy. Thyroid. 2013 Oct; 23(10):1193-202.
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Ghorra C, Rizk H, Abi Hachem R, Tannoury J, Abboud B. Association of parathyroid pathology with well-differentiated thyroid carcinoma. Presse Med. 2012 Jun; 41(6 Pt 1):e265-71.
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Fancy T, Gallagher D, Hornig JD. Surgical anatomy of the thyroid and parathyroid glands. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2010 Apr; 43(2):221-7, vii.
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Lew JI, Solorzano CC, Montano RE, Carneiro-Pla DM, Irvin GL. Role of intraoperative parathormone monitoring during parathyroidectomy in patients with discordant localization studies. Surgery. 2008 Aug; 144(2):299-306.
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Carneiro-Pla DM, Romaguera R, Nadji M, Lew JI, Solorzano CC, Irvin GL. Does histopathology predict parathyroid hypersecretion and influence correctly the extent of parathyroidectomy in patients with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism? Surgery. 2007 Dec; 142(6):930-5; discussion 930-5.
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Lavely WC, Goetze S, Friedman KP, Leal JP, Zhang Z, Garret-Mayer E, Dackiw AP, Tufano RP, Zeiger MA, Ziessman HA. Comparison of SPECT/CT, SPECT, and planar imaging with single- and dual-phase (99m)Tc-sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy. J Nucl Med. 2007 Jul; 48(7):1084-9.
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Tandon PK, Rizvi AA. Hypocalcemia and parathyroid function in metastatic prostate cancer. Endocr Pract. 2005 Jul-Aug; 11(4):254-8.
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Pi M, Oakley RH, Gesty-Palmer D, Cruickshank RD, Spurney RF, Luttrell LM, Quarles LD. Beta-arrestin- and G protein receptor kinase-mediated calcium-sensing receptor desensitization. Mol Endocrinol. 2005 Apr; 19(4):1078-87.
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Irvin GL, Carneiro DM, Solorzano CC. Progress in the operative management of sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism over 34 years. Ann Surg. 2004 May; 239(5):704-8; discussion 708-11.