Open AccessEscaping sestamibi detection: a case report of aggressive and recurrent metastatic parathyroid carcinoma
Author(s) -
Meredith Freeman,
Mahmoud A. Omar,
Mohamed Shama,
Emad Kandil
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
gland surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2227-8575
pISSN - 2227-684X
DOI - 10.21037/gs-22-9
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid carcinoma , hyperparathyroidism , neck dissection , radiology , parathyroid hormone , lymph node , carcinoma , cancer , pathology , surgery , calcium
Parathyroid carcinoma is exceedingly rare. This cancer does not metastasize in a predictable manner and has in fact been noted to spread both hematogenously and lymphatically. There are currently no cases in the literature that report metastasis to a contralateral level II lymph node.
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