Hemorrhage from spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma (a case report).
A case of extracapsular hemorrhage from spontaneous rupture of a parathyroid adenoma is reported. In the case presented here, adenoma was revealed by a sudden onset of a huge ecchymosis and hematoma of the entire anterior neck and right chest, causing recurrent nerve paresis. These cases of hemorrhage from rupture of silent parathyroid adenoma mimicking a dissecting thoracic aortic aneurysm are discussed.
Amano
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Department of Otolaryngology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan.
Fukuda
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Mori
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Kumoi
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous