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ea0056p268 | Clinical case reports - Thyroid/Others | ECE2018

Looked like a goiter, proved to be a giant parathyroid adenoma

Racolta Niculina , Wagner Clothilde , Lopez Rita Caro , Dupre Laure Droy , Patey Martine , Smagala Agnes

Primary hyperparathyroidism is the third most common endocrine disorder, caused, in the majority of cases, by a single parathyroid adenoma and rarely by multigland adenoma or parathyroid carcinoma. Giant parathyroid adenomas, defined as larger than 3 g, represent an uncommon cause of primary hyperparathyroidism, with only a few cases described in the literature. We present the case of a 47 years old female who presented with a significant, unpainful, left cervical mass associa...