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Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma
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Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma

Faisal Al-Mashat, Abdulrahman Sibiany, Doaa Faleh, Kholood Kary, Adnan Y Alfi and Mohamed M El-Lakany
Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation, Vol.20(5), pp.826-830
01/09/2009
PMID: 19736482

Abstract

Adenoma - blood Adenoma - complications Adenoma - diagnosis Adenoma - surgery Adult Biomarkers - blood Calcium - blood Female Humans Hyperparathyroidism, Primary - etiology Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary - etiology Magnetic Resonance Imaging Middle Aged Parathyroid Hormone - blood Parathyroid Neoplasms - blood Parathyroid Neoplasms - complications Parathyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis Parathyroid Neoplasms - surgery Parathyroidectomy Radiopharmaceuticals Sternum - surgery Technetium Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi Thallium Radioisotopes Treatment Outcome
We present two cases that developed clinical, biochemical and radiological evidences of primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. In the first case the adenoma was removed through a transcervical incision and in the second case the supernumerary adenoma was removed through sternotomy. Post operatively, patients had normal serum calcium and iPTH with complete disappearance of symptoms.

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