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Keywords:

Female, Humans, Hyperplasia, Middle Aged, Muscle, Skeletal, Parathyroid Glands, Regeneration, Transplantation, Autologous, Radionuclide Imaging, Otorhinolaryngology

Abstract:

A patient with recurrent parathyroid hyperplasia after autotransplantation in the sternocleidomastoid muscle is presented. It shows that autotransplanted parathyroid tissue can become revascularised and functional. Some theoretical and practical implications are discussed.