Neoplastic Process
parathyroid neoplasm
par·a·thy·roid ne·o·plasm [ par-uh-thahy-roid nee-uh-plaz-uhm ]
Subclass of:
Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Parathyroid Diseases
Definitions related to parathyroid neoplasms:
  • New abnormal parathyroid tissue that grows by excessive cellular division and proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Tumors or cancer of the PARATHYROID GLANDS.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (parathyroid gland neoplasm) A benign or malignant neoplasm affecting the parathyroid glands.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (neoplasm of the parathyroid gland) A tumor (abnormal growth of tissue) of the parathyroid gland.
    Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)
    The Human Phenotype Ontology Project, 2025
  • Most parathyroid tumors are benign. Parathyroid tumors secrete parathyroid hormone (PTH). Elevated parathyroid hormone levels (hyperparathyroidism) causes hypercalcemia.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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