High cervical intravagal hypercellular parathyroid gland as the etiology of severe persistent primary hyperparathyroidism.
The preoperative localization and operative management of a high cervical intravagal parathyroid adenoma in a young woman with severe persistent primary hyperparathyroidism is presented. The etiology of persistent hyperparathyroidism is most frequently a missed adenoma that is often in an ectopic location; of these, undescended adenomas represent a small but important proportion. If clinical suspicion and preoperative localization procedures suggest an undescended gland, a direct surgical approach using a high cervical incision and a unilateral exploration is often successful.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D003389:Cranial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology*; D010280:Parathyroid Glands; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D014630:Vagus Nerve