Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism

Federico Raveglia; Loredana De Pasquale; Ugo Cioffi; Giorgio Ghilardi; Matilde De Simone; Monica Falleni; Alessandro Baisi

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2842

Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 18;8(8):1425-1428. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2842. eCollection 2020 Aug.

Authors

Federico Raveglia¹, Loredana De Pasquale², Ugo Cioffi¹, Giorgio Ghilardi¹, Matilde De Simone¹, Monica Falleni³, Alessandro Baisi¹

Affiliations

¹ Thoracic Surgery ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo University of Milan Milan Italy.
² Endocrine Surgery ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo University of Milan Milan Italy.
³ Pathology ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo University of Milan Milan Italy.

Abstract

We report the case of a woman with primary hyperparathyroidism suspected of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma revealed to be a thymoma. Our aim was to focus on some possible criticisms in distinguishing between ectopic parathyroid and thymus.

Keywords: hyperparathyroidism; parathyroid; thoracic surgery; thymoma.

Publication types

Case Reports