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