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

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abstract

  • 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.

publication date

  • April 5, 2020

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC7136598

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85082830715

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.radcr.2020.03.003

PubMed ID

  • 32280399

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 15

issue

  • 6