Ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the posterior triangle of the neck.
Ectopic parathyroid adenomas are a major cause of persistent hyperparathyroidism. They can be located anywhere from the base of the tongue to the mediastinum. We describe a patient with hyperparathyroidism from an adenoma in a supernumerary gland located in the left posterior triangle of the neck, outside of the carotid sheath.
Herrera
M F
MF
Division of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición, México, D.F.
Reza
A
A
Graeff
A
A
López-Graniel
C M
CM
López
L H
LH
Angeles
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A
D000208:Acute Disease; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000209:etiology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000196:embryology; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging