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. 2013 Jun;75(Suppl 1):21-2.
doi: 10.1007/s12262-011-0306-6. Epub 2011 May 20.

Case report on giant parathyroid adenoma with review of literature

Rajesh Sisodiya  1 , Sampath Kumar  1 , Nagraj Palankar  1 , Dinesh B V  1
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Case report on giant parathyroid adenoma with review of literature

Rajesh Sisodiya et al. Indian J Surg. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

Symptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism is still predominant form in developing countries. Sumit Shukla et al. (2008) Most of these lesions are usually less than 2 cm in diameter with serum calcium levels between 11 to 13 mg/dl. Our case had 3.9 × 2 × 1.7 cm non palpable right inferior parathyroid adenoma extending into superior mediastinum, serum calcium 17 mg/dl and vomiting as presenting symptom a case report.

Keywords: Hypercalcemia; Parathyroid adenoma; Superior mediastinum.

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Shows giant right inferior parathyroid adenoma extending into superior mediastinum
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