Retro-tracheal parathyroid adenoma: A rare location of a common pathology

Ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the mediastinum has been reported in several publications; however, its location in the posterior mediastinum, especially a retro-tracheal location, has been rarely reported. We report a case of a 61-year-old patient who presented with clinical symptoms of malignant hy...

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Autores principales: Iyer, Sekhar, Simon, Michael, Tan, Christopher, Gesner, Lyle, Viggiano, Joseph, Chhabra, Shalini
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
Materias:
Nuclear Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7136598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32280399
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2020.03.003
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Sumario:Ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the mediastinum has been reported in several publications; however, its location in the posterior mediastinum, especially a retro-tracheal location, has been rarely reported. We report a case of a 61-year-old patient who presented with clinical symptoms of malignant hypercalcemia due to a retro-tracheal mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The surgical excision normalized the phosphocalcic balance with improvement in the patient's clinical symptoms. An ectopic hypersecreting parathyroid adenoma with life-threatening hypercalcemia should prompt radiological assessment and appropriate surgical management to prevent significant clinical complications.

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