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ArticleJournal of surgical case reports2024

A case of mediastinal hyperparathyromatosis.

Chloe Spillane, Gavin Calpin, Sneha Singh, Kasie O'Reilly, Cian Hehir, Arnold Hill, Colm Magee, Helen Barrett

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Article in Journal of surgical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chloe SpillaneDepartment of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Gavin CalpinDepartment of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Sneha SinghDepartment of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Kasie O'ReillyDepartment of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Cian HehirDepartment of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Arnold HillDepartment of Surgery, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Colm MageeDepartment of Medicine, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Helen BarrettDepartment of Pathology, Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Beaumont, Dublin 9, D09V2N0, Ireland.
Beaumont Hospital · IE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recurrent hyperparathyroidism (HPT) after initial parathyroid surgery occurs rarely in an ectopic location. The rare phenomenon of parathyromatosis may be the cause of this. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman with recurrent HPT, which presented as a new ectopic mediastinal parathyroid gland 13 years after initial 3.5 gland parathyroidectomy. A 1.5 × 1.3 cm lesion was discovered as an incidental finding in the pretracheal region, closely abutting the aortic arch. An aspirate revealed oncocytic cells, which were positive for parathyroid hormone, confirming a mediastinal parathyroid nodule. Sestamibi scan confirmed an avid nodule in the mediastinum. This patient had multiple co-morbidities but was asymptomatic of HPT. It was therefore decided at multi-disciplinary team discussion that she should undergo surveillance. To our knowledge, no such presentations have been reported in the literature. Thus, our case report is a unique addition of an atypical presentation of HPT.

Indexed as

ectopic parathyroidhyperparathyromatosismediastinal parathyroid noduleparathyromatosisrecurrent hyperparathyroidism

Identifiers

PMID38250132
PMCPMC10799250
OpenAlexW4391054083

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