Mediastinal parathyroid adenoma detected on a routine chest X-ray.
A case is described in which a large tumour was detected in the posterior mediastinum on a routine chest X-ray. Although the parathormone level was very high, no clinical nor radiographic signs of hyperparathyroidism were present. The tumour was removed by lateral thoracotomy and proved to be a parathyroid adenoma. Postoperatively the serum calcium returned to a normal level.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography