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GIANT DOUBLE PARATHYROID ADENOMA PRESENTING AS A HYPERCALCAEMIC CRISIS
Author(s) -
Fahey Thomas J.,
Hibbert Emily,
Brady Peter,
Stiel John,
Delbridge Leigh
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1995.tb00634.x
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid adenoma , parathyroid neoplasm , adenoma , general surgery , intensive care medicine
The largest documented case of a double parathyroid adenoma is reported. The patient presented in hypercalcaemic crisis with a large intrathoracic mass. After removal of a massive cystic parathyroid adenoma from the right superior mediastinum. a second very large parathyroid adenoma was found on the contralateral side adjacent to the left thyroid lobe. This case illustrates the importance of the cervical approach, as well as routine bilateral neck exploration. for all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism.