Extensive cervicomediastinal hematoma due to spontaneous hemorrhage of a parathyroid adenoma: a case report.
Spontaneous extracapsular hemorrhage is a rare but potentially life-threatening manifestation of parathyroid gland adenomas. We present a case demonstrating that even in a patient with increased bleeding tendency due to anticoagulants, combined with compression of trachea and esophagus, conservative treatment can be successful.
Department of General Surgery, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands jorisvdbroek@gmail.com j.j.vanden.broek@mca.nl.
J J
JJ
van den Broek
Department of General Surgery, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
M M
MM
Poelman
Department of Radiology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
B M
BM
Wiarda
Department of General Surgery, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
H J
HJ
Bonjer
Department of General Surgery, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, The Netherlands.
A P J
AP
Houdijk