Open AccessParathyroid Adenoma within the Carotid Sheath
Author(s) -
Amla Chopra,
Rahul Bansal,
Nitasha Sharma,
Bindu Kulshreshtha
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
acta endocrinologica (bucharest)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1843-066X
pISSN - 1841-0987
DOI - 10.4183/aeb.2020.497
Subject(s) - medicine , parathyroid adenoma , primary hyperparathyroidism , hyperparathyroidism , adenoma , parathyroid gland , radiology , common carotid artery , lesion , surgery , carotid arteries , parathyroid hormone , pathology , calcium
Ectopic parathyroid adenoma is an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism. Apart from the usually described sites of ectopic parathyroid adenoma, anecdotal case reports of undescended parathyroid adenoma along the carotid artery have been described.
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