Hyperparathyroidism: robotic-assisted thoracoscopic resection of a supernumary anterior mediastinal parathyroid tumor.
Intrathoracic supernumary fifth-gland parathyroid disease is an unusual presentation for primary hyperparathyroidism. Patients generally present with enlargement of one of the normal four cervical parathyroid glands. This paper is a case report of a young woman who presented with typical symptoms of hyperparathyroidism. She, however, had an atypical anatomic finding, and this case offers a unique means of resection.
Timmerman
Gary L
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Surgical Associates, Sanford Clinic, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA. dr.gltimmer@sio.midco.net
Allard
Brandon
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Lovrien
Fred
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Hickey
David
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D012371:Robotics; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D015899:Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed