Parathyroid lipoadenoma: case report and review of the literature.
Parathyroid lipoadenoma is a rare variant of parathyroid adenoma showing intermingling of chief/ oxyphil cells with abundant mature adipose cells, the latter comprising 20-90% of the tumour. Approximately thirty-five cases have been reported previously. We report a case of 41-year old woman who presented with clinical manifestations of primary hyperparathyroidism. She had elevated serum calcium and parathyroid hormone levels. Radiological investigations suggested presence of adenoma. Intra-operatively, parathyroid adenoma was found in the neck in an ectopic location behind the carotid sheath and extending into the superior mediastinum. Clinicopathological findings of this rare tumour are discussed.
Rastogi
Archana
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Department of Pathology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow.
Jain
Manoj
M
Agarawal
Tanu
T
Mishra
Anand K
AK
Gupta
Sushil
S
Agarwal
Amit
A
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000209:etiology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging