title: Compression of the trachea by a mediastinal parathyroid cyst.
abstract: Parathyroid cysts are a rare cause of space-occupying lesions in the mediastinum. Because symptoms are not specific, the diagnosis is seldom made before operation. Removal was done through a cervical incision without sternal splitting.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Zuiderziekenhuis, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Hauet
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Salu
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D008875:Middle Aged; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology*