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Parathyroid cyst: Report of case in the mediastinum

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Niels Petri  and
Iben Holten
Niels Petri*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the Department of Pathology, Roskilde County Hospital, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
Iben Holten
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology and the Department of Pathology, Roskilde County Hospital, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
*
Neils Petri, Dept of Otorhinolanyngology, Roskilde County Hospital, DK-4000 Roskilde, Denmark.
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Abstract

Though a rare lesion a parathyroid cyst is of clinical significance because it usually mimics a thyroid cyst and can be associated with hyperparathyroidism. The cyst can be ectopic with location in the lateral neck or in the mediastinum and therefore constitutes a differential diagnosis to a branchial or thymic cyst.

A case report of a mediastinal parathyroid cyst without hyperparathyroidism is presented. Fine needle aspiration with parathyroid hormone assay on the cyst fluid will reveal the correct diagnosis. Surgical removal of the cyst is recommended, and hyperparathyroidism should be considered.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 56 - 57
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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