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Case Reports
. 2020 Jun 18;8(8):1425-1428.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2842. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism

Federico Raveglia  1 , Loredana De Pasquale  2 , Ugo Cioffi  1 , Giorgio Ghilardi  1 , Matilde De Simone  1 , Monica Falleni  3 , Alessandro Baisi  1
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Case Reports

Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism

Federico Raveglia et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

We report the case of a woman with primary hyperparathyroidism suspected of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma revealed to be a thymoma. Our aim was to focus on some possible criticisms in distinguishing between ectopic parathyroid and thymus.

Keywords: hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid; thoracic surgery; thymoma.

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Conflict of interest statement

None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Tc 99 m sestamibi scan showing a main pathologic increased uptake on immediate imaging in the anterior mediastinum
Figure 2
Figure 2
Tc 99 m sestamibi scan showing a main pathologic increased uptake on immediate imaging in the anterior mediastinum
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