Non-functional parathyroid adenoma presenting as a massive cervical hematoma: a case report

Clin Exp Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Mar;1(1):46-8. doi: 10.3342/ceo.2008.1.1.46. Epub 2008 Mar 20.

Abstract

Parathyroid adenoma usually manifests with symptoms related to hypercalcemia, such as urinary stone and bone fracture. It may also present with asymptomatic hypercalcemia. However, spontaneous cervical hematoma may occur very rarely as a result of extracapsular hemorrhage of a cervical parathyroid adenoma causing acute painful cervical swelling, bruising, dyspnea, hoarseness and dysphagia. We report a 44-year-old woman who manifested as a spontaneous cervical hematoma without any clinical evidence of hyperparathyroidism.

Keywords: Hematoma; Neck; Parathyroid neoplasm.