Excision of an Elusive Tiny Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma

An elderly lady was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism after being admitted to hospital with pyelonephritis and constipation. A sestamibi parathyroid scan demonstrated increased uptake in the upper mediastinum, suggesting an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The 4-mm adenoma was succe...

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Autores principales: Navarro, Andre, Vassallo, Josanne, Galea, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803696/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29430234
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000485075
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description An elderly lady was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism after being admitted to hospital with pyelonephritis and constipation. A sestamibi parathyroid scan demonstrated increased uptake in the upper mediastinum, suggesting an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The 4-mm adenoma was successfully removed through a mini-sternotomy incision using a gamma probe to identify the gland from the surrounding tissue. The patient made an uneventful recovery.
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spelling pubmed-58036962018-02-09 Excision of an Elusive Tiny Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma Navarro, Andre Vassallo, Josanne Galea, Joseph Case Rep Oncol Case Report An elderly lady was diagnosed with primary hyperparathyroidism after being admitted to hospital with pyelonephritis and constipation. A sestamibi parathyroid scan demonstrated increased uptake in the upper mediastinum, suggesting an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The 4-mm adenoma was successfully removed through a mini-sternotomy incision using a gamma probe to identify the gland from the surrounding tissue. The patient made an uneventful recovery. S. Karger AG 2017-12-11 /pmc/articles/PMC5803696/ /pubmed/29430234 http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000485075 Text en Copyright © 2017 by S. Karger AG, Basel http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This article is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-4.0 International License (CC BY-NC) (http://www.karger.com/Services/OpenAccessLicense). Usage and distribution for commercial purposes requires written permission.
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title_short Excision of an Elusive Tiny Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5803696/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000485075
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