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Vol 63, No 2 (2012)
Case report
Submitted: 2013-02-15
Published online: 2012-04-27
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Mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma: a case report

Jacek Gawrychowski, Andrzej Gabriel, Ewa Kluczewska, Grzegorz Buła, Bożena Lackowska
DOI: 10.5603/ep.25186
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Endokrynol Pol 2012;63(2):143-146.

open access

Vol 63, No 2 (2012)
Case report
Submitted: 2013-02-15
Published online: 2012-04-27

Abstract

A 72 year-old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism was operated for parathyroid crisis. PTH serum level was 808 pg/mL. During the operation, only two superior parathyroid glands were found. One was normal, and hypertrophy was revealed in the other. After the surgical procedure, PTH serum level was 726.5 pg/mL. Helical computer tomography examination showed a heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum. The tumour was removed via a sternotomy approach. Histopathological examination revealed parathyroid carcinoma. PTH level dropped to 5.74 pg/mL. Cytofluorometric examination revealed diploidy (DI = 1) in both the hypertrophic and the unchanged upper glands, whereas parathyroid cancer was aneuploid. After the initial operation, the woman was discharged from the hospital on the 27th postoperative day. One year after surgical procedures, she is well. She has to take calcium. (Pol J Endocrinol 2012; 63 (2): 143–146)

Abstract

A 72 year-old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism was operated for parathyroid crisis. PTH serum level was 808 pg/mL. During the operation, only two superior parathyroid glands were found. One was normal, and hypertrophy was revealed in the other. After the surgical procedure, PTH serum level was 726.5 pg/mL. Helical computer tomography examination showed a heterogeneous mass in the anterior mediastinum. The tumour was removed via a sternotomy approach. Histopathological examination revealed parathyroid carcinoma. PTH level dropped to 5.74 pg/mL. Cytofluorometric examination revealed diploidy (DI = 1) in both the hypertrophic and the unchanged upper glands, whereas parathyroid cancer was aneuploid. After the initial operation, the woman was discharged from the hospital on the 27th postoperative day. One year after surgical procedures, she is well. She has to take calcium. (Pol J Endocrinol 2012; 63 (2): 143–146)

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mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma; DNA ploidy

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Title

Mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma: a case report

Journal

Endokrynologia Polska

Issue

Vol 63, No 2 (2012)

Article type

Case report

Pages

143-146

Published online

2012-04-27

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DOI

10.5603/ep.25186

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Endokrynol Pol 2012;63(2):143-146.

Keywords

mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma
DNA ploidy

Authors

Jacek Gawrychowski
Andrzej Gabriel
Ewa Kluczewska
Grzegorz Buła
Bożena Lackowska

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