Incidental parathyroid gland tissue was reported in 11% of the thyroidectomies performed in our series, without the clinical consequence of hypocalcemia. The majority (78%) of this parathyroid tissue was found in the extracapsular and intracapsular locations; therefore it is possible that these parathyroid glands may be identified and preserved with more meticulous inspection of the thyroid capsule during and after thyroidectomy to decrease the incidence of unintentional parathyroidectomy during thyroidectomy in the future.

These findings lend support for the potential use of antisense cyclin D1 as gene therapy for HNSCC.

These findings lend support for the potential use of antisense cyclin D1 as gene therapy for HNSCC.

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