Neck emergency due to parathyroid adenoma bleeding: a case report

INTRODUCTION: The spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma accompanied by extracapsular hemorrhage is a rare, potentially fatal, condition and is a cervicomediastinal surgical emergency. CASE PRESENTATION: This report describes an atypical two-step spontaneous rupture of an asymptomatic parathyr...

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Autores principales: Merante-Boschin, Isabella, Fassan, Matteo, Pelizzo, Maria Rosa, Ide, Eric Casal, Rugge, Massimo
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830200
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-3-7404
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: The spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma accompanied by extracapsular hemorrhage is a rare, potentially fatal, condition and is a cervicomediastinal surgical emergency. CASE PRESENTATION: This report describes an atypical two-step spontaneous rupture of an asymptomatic parathyroid adenoma in a 56-year-old Caucasian woman who presented with a painful mass in the right side of her neck. CONCLUSION: Based on this case report and similar cases reported in the medical literature, a diagnosis of extracapsular parathyroid hemorrhage should be considered when a non-traumatic sudden neck swelling coexists with hypercalcemia and regional ecchymosis.

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