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Establishment of a Simple and Effective Rat Model for Intraoperative Parathyroid Gland Imaging
Published on: August 17, 2022
[Ectopic parathyroid adenoma]
Inês Simões1, Isabel Marcão, Elisabette Alves
1Serviços de Medicina 1.4 e de Radiologia do Hospital de S. José e Serviço de Cirurgia Cardio-Torácica do Hospital de Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Centro, Portugal.
Abstract:
Ectopic parathyroid adenoma is a rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism and can become a diagnostic challenge. We present a case report of an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma leading to primary hyperparathyroidism and responsible for a persistent asymptomatic hypercalcemia. The preoperative location of the tumor assessed by imaging studies contribute to the choice of the surgical cervical approach. Tumor resection was successful and the calcemia levels promptly returned to normal levels.
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