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ABSTRACT: Objective
Primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an ectopic parathyroid adenoma is rare among children and adolescents.Methods
We describe the case of an 11-year-old girl with incidentally diagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an intrathymic parathyroid adenoma and performed a review of the related literature.Results
99mTechnetium sestamibi single-photon emission computerized tomography/computed tomography and 4-dimensional computed tomography confirmed the ectopic location of the adenoma. The patient underwent thoracoscopic thymectomy and remained normocalcemic with elevated parathyroid hormone showing a downward trend. Parathyroid hormone normalized 18 months after successful parathyroidectomy.Conclusion
We review the case of a rare mediastinal parathyroid adenoma in a pediatric patient and summarize the epidemiologic profile, diagnosis, and management of similar pediatric cases.
SUBMITTER: Flokas ME
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8074671 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Flokas Myrto Eleni ME Ganieva Gulnigor G Grieco Amanda A Agdere Levon L
AACE clinical case reports 20201128 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an ectopic parathyroid adenoma is rare among children and adolescents.<h4>Methods</h4>We describe the case of an 11-year-old girl with incidentally diagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism secondary to an intrathymic parathyroid adenoma and performed a review of the related literature.<h4>Results</h4><sup>99m</sup>Technetium sestamibi single-photon emission computerized tomography/computed tomography and 4-dimensional computed tomography co ...[more]