Medically reviewed by Kelly Wood, MD The endocrine system is made of glands that produce hormones (chemical messengers), ...

Primary hypoparathyroidism is a disease of the parathyroid glands, while secondary hypoparathyroidism results from damage to the glands. Sometimes there is no identifiable cause, and the condition ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia, type 1 (MEN-1), is a genetic disorder that affects the body's hormone-producing glands. MEN-1 can lead to tumors in the parathyroid, pancreas, and pituitary glands. These ...

Although other types of thyroid and parathyroid techniques may not leave a scar on the ... Thyroid cancer nodule less than 2 cm Thyroid removal for benign conditions such as goiter or Graves’ disease ...

Calcium and intact parathyroid hormone drawn simultaneously ... hypoparathyroidism in 22q11.2 deletion is a mild variant of the disease. Hypoparathyroidism in this syndrome generally seems to ...