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Generation of Hypoparathyroid Rats via Carbon-Nanoparticle-Assisted Parathyroidectomy
Published on: July 14, 2023
[Combination of toxic multinodular goiter and primary hyperparathyroidism with rare ectopia of parathyroma]
P S Vetshev1, V A Zhivotov1, A Yu Ablitsov1
1Pirogov National Medical Surgical Center of the Ministry of Health of the Russia, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
A well-known feature of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is possible ectopic localization of parathyroid adenoma that can significantly complicate diagnostic process. Ectopia in the aortic window is extremely rare and accounts only 1% of ectopic parathyroid adenomas in the mediastinum and 0.24% among all parathyroid adenomas. Combination of multinodular toxic goiter and primary hyperparathyroidism with a rare variant of ectopia makes this observation very valuable from scientific and practical point of view.
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