Two patients with sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism were found to harbor tiny medullary thyroid carcinomas. In addition, parafollicular-cell hyperplasia was recognized in one of these thyroids by the use of immunoperoxidase stain to localize calcitonin. The possible relationships between these lesions are discussed.
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