Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma in an 11-Year-Old Girl: Case Report and Literature Review. uri icon

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abstract

  • OBJECTIVE: Primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an ectopic parathyroid adenoma is rare among children and adolescents. METHODS: We describe the case of an 11-year-old girl with incidentally diagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an intrathymic parathyroid adenoma and performed a review of the related literature. RESULTS: 99mTechnetium sestamibi single-photon emission computerized tomography/computed tomography and 4-dimensional computed tomography confirmed the ectopic location of the adenoma. The patient underwent thoracoscopic thymectomy and remained normocalcemic with elevated parathyroid hormone showing a downward trend. Parathyroid hormone normalized 18 months after successful parathyroidectomy. CONCLUSION: We review the case of a rare mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in a pediatric patient and summarize the epidemiologic profile, diagnosis, and management of similar pediatric cases.

publication date

  • November 28, 2020

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC8074671

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 84937512730

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1159/000381622

PubMed ID

  • 33912660

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 1