title: Extended en bloc resection of a primary mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma.
abstract: Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare endocrine tumor infrequently seen in the mediastinum. This report describes a patient who underwent en bloc resection of a primary mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma. The tumor originated from the thymus and extended from the aortic arch to the thyroid; local invasion suggested malignancy. En bloc resection of this carcinoma with all surrounding tissue provided local control of the tumor and relief of symptomatic hypercalcemia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Putnam
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Schantz
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Pugh
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hickey
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Samaan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Garza
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Suda
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012009:Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D014132:Trachea / Q000473:pathology