Bilateral hemothorax revealing mediastinal parathyroid adenoma.
We report the case of a 63-year-old woman admitted to hospital because of bilateral hemothorax associated with acute respiratory failure and laterotracheal neoformation. A right thoracoscopy biopsy revealed a paratracheal parathyroid adenoma which was responsible for bilateral hemothorax and primary hyperparathyroidism. A curative resection was successfully performed by cervicotomy.
Santelmo
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Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Avicenne Hospital, Paris XIII University, Bobigny, France. sannic@club-internet.fr
Hirschi
S
S
Sadoun
D
D
Kambouchner
M
M
Cohen
R
R
Valeyre
D
D
Azorin
J
J
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006491:Hemothorax / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome