The authors report a patient’s case with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by parathyroid adenoma that was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in the preoperative. The increased parathyroid was visualized by the ultrasonography and submitted to FNAC that was compatible with parathyroid adenoma. The surgical removal of adenoma was accomplished and the histopathologic was concordant with the cytology. This report detaches the importance of the location and preoperative cytological diagnosis of the parathyroid lesions in providing a less aggressive surgical approach.
Parathyroid; Primary hyperparathyroidism; Fine needle aspiration cytology
