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A case report of mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma in a chronic kidney disease patient: Addressing management conundrum.

Chukwunonso Ezeani, Gift Echefu, Ifeoluwa Stowe, Damodar Kumbala, Shatha Murad

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Article in SAGE open medical 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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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Chukwunonso EzeaniDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-6421-630X
Gift EchefuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, LA, USA.
Ifeoluwa StoweDepartment of Internal Medicine, Baton Rouge General Medical Center, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7981-7464
Damodar KumbalaVascular Clinic of Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Shatha MuradDepartment of Endocrinology, Baton Rouge Clinic, LA, USA.
Baton Rouge General · USBaton Rouge Clinic · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy; and it is rarer to find one located in an ectopic location. Ectopic parathyroid glands are a reported cause of failed primary surgery for hyperparathyroidism. We report here a 73-year-old male who previously had parathyroidectomy for primary hyperparathyroidism but then had recurrence of his symptoms with a diagnosis of a mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma on further evaluation. This presentation of complicated mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma posed significant diagnostic and management challenges due to comorbid stage IV chronic kidney disease (CKD). Secondly, due to the same comorbid condition, a more aggressive calcimimetic regimen could not be undertaken due to the risk of renal dysfunction with potential progression to dialysis status. Thirdly, he was a high-risk surgical candidate due to significant cardiovascular risks. Ideally, open surgical intervention would be recommended but due to the associated risks, he was managed with robotic-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. He subsequently developed hypocalcemia which normalized with supplemental calcium at follow-up.

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chronic kidney diseasehypercalcemiahyperparathyroidismMediastinal parathyroid carcinomaparathyroid adenoma

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PMID38628858
PMCPMC11020733
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