Accessory parathyroid gland
Glandula parathyreoidea accessoria
- Latin synonym: Glandula parathyroidea accessoria
- Related terms: Accessory parathyroid glands
Definition
In man, they number four as a rule; fewer than four were found in less than 1 per cent. of over a thousand persons, but more than four in over 33 per cent. of 122 bodies examined by Civalleri. In addition, numerous minute islands of parathyroid tissue may be found scattered in the connective tissue and fat of the neck around the parathyroid glands proper, and quite distinct from them (accessory parathyroid glands).
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