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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 68-70 |
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Ectopic parathyroid adenoma
Caren Dsouza1, KR Bhagavan1, Gopalakrishnan2, K Rakesh1
1 Department of General Surgery, KS Hegde Medical College, Mangalore, India
2 Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, KS Hegde Medical College, Mangalore, India
Correspondence Address:
Caren Dsouza
Department of General Surgery, KS Hegde Medical College, Mangalore
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0973-0354.96061
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Adenoma is the commonest cause of primary hyperparathyroidism; 10% of these adenomas can be ectopic, leading to one of the major causes for persistent and recurrent hyperparathyroidism. Proper preoperative evaluation is important in order to localize the position of the glands. We report a case of a 21-year-old male who presented with features of primary hyperparathyroidism. On evaluation with metaiodobenzylguanidine scan, he was found to have a parathyroid adenoma in the mediastinum, anterior to the arch of the aorta. The adenoma was excised via a sternotomy incision. |
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