ea0035p288 | Clinical case reports Thyroid/Others | ECE2014
Gogali Foteini
, Tzatzadakis Nikolaos
, Proikaki Stella
, Samartzis Georgios
, Prokovas Ioannis
, Tsentidis Charalampos
Introduction: Parathyroid adenoma is the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) resulting in hypercalcemia and hypercalciuria due to autonomous secretion of PTH. Ectopic parathyroid adenoma, as a consequence of variability in the glandular tissue migration during the embryologic life or a supernumary fifth parathyroid gland, has an incidence of 25% among patients with PHPT. The incidence of deeply mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma is 13%.<p cla...