Retro-tracheal parathyroid adenoma: A rare location of a common pathology
oleh: Sekhar Iyer, MD, Michael Simon, MD, Christopher Tan, MD, Lyle Gesner, MD, Joseph Viggiano, MD, Shalini Chhabra, MD
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2020-06-01 |
Deskripsi
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.