Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Federico Raveglia, Loredana De Pasquale, Ugo Cioffi, Giorgio Ghilardi, Matilde De Simone, Monica Falleni, Alessandro Baisi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-08-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2842