title: Giant mediastinal parathyroid adenoma presenting with a hyperparathyroid crisis and leading to postoperative hungry bone syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey. akuzucu@inonu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Akin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kuzucu
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Soysal
authors.forename: Haluk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Savli
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001851:Bone Diseases, Metabolic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D016638:Critical Illness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006996:Hypocalcemia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016105:Parathyroidectomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed