ea0035p291 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014
Imga Narin Nasiroglu
, Karakurt Ozgur
, Dogan Bercem Aycicek
, Karabulut Zeynep
, Tutuncu Yasemin
, Berker Dilek
, Kocer Bulent
, Guler Serdar
Introduction: Ectopic parathyroid adenomas are detected 16% of patients operated for primary hyperparathyroidism and 22% of them may be located in the anterosuperior mediastinal region. Herein we present a rare case of primary hyperparathyroidism with severe long-term elevated parathormone (PTH) levels due to ectopic parathyroid adenoma in mediastinal region that was successfully treated by using video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS).Case report: A 38-y...