1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea. kcwon@med.yu.ac.kr 2Department of Nuclear Medicine, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Daegu, Korea.
Cystic parathyroid adenoma is one of rare causes of hyperparathyroidism, and tends to cause increased serum level of parathyroid hormone, alkaline phosphate and serum calcium level similar to when compared to those of solid adenoma.