[Cervical thoracic duct cyst: An uncommon entity].

Background: Cervical thoracic duct cysts are a rare anomaly.

Objective: To report a case of cervical thoracic duct cyst, and perform a literature review.

Clinical Case: A 78-year-old female, with a one-year history of a left-sided asymptomatic supraclavicular cystic mass.

[Influence of quick intraoperative measurements of intact parathyroid hormone in the surgical management of primary hyperparathyroidism].

Objective: To evaluate whether a quick parathyroid hormone assay that measures intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) level intraoperatively has modified the surgical strategy for primary hyperparathyroidism in the Meixoeiro Hospital in Vigo (Pontevedra, Spain).

Design: An observational, analytic, historic cohort study was performed. Two study groups were established.