Author(s)

Rodrigo Arrangoiz^*, Fernando Cordera, David Caba, Manuel Muñoz Juárez, Eduardo Moreno, Enrique Luque

American British Cowdray Medical Center, México City, Mexico.

Unregulated overproduction of parathyroid hormone (PTH) from an abnormal parathyroid gland is the origin of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Patients who have an elevated serum calcium concentration have a problem in one or more of their parathyroid glands. To understand this disease state adequately and provide appropriate treatment, a thorough understanding of parathyroid embryology, anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology is essential. In this manuscript, we review our current understanding of parathyroid gland embryology, anatomy, histology, physiology, and pathophysiology.

Parathyroid Anatomy, Parathyroid Histology, Parathyroid Pathophysiology

Arrangoiz, R. , Cordera, F. , Caba, D. , Muñoz Juárez, M. , Moreno, E. and Luque, E. (2017) Parathyroid Embryology, Anatomy, and Pathophysiology of Primary Hyperparathyroidism. International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery, 6, 39-58. doi: 10.4236/ijohns.2017.64007.