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How bad is a parathyroid that is close to your lung and heart?

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Dr. Gutti Rao answered

Specializes in Hospital-based practice

Parathyroid : Parathyroid is one of the essential endocrine glands that produce a hormone called parathormone regulates calcium metabolism. Parathyroid glands are four in number, by the side of thyroid gland in the neck. They are no where near lung or heart.

Answered 3/20/2012

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Dr. Sunil Mehra answered

Specializes in Pulmonology

Not sure: You must be referring to thyroid gland which is normally in neck and have parathyroid glands under that, sometimes a pt can have retrosternal thyroid in chest mostly in superior mediastinum.

Answered 8/24/2013

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