Unexpected thymoma in a challenging case of hyperparathyroidism.

Federico RavegliaLoredana De PasqualeUgo CioffiGiorgio GhilardiMatilde De SimoneMonica FalleniAlessandro Baisi

Published in: Clinical case reports (2020)

We report the case of a woman with primary hyperparathyroidism suspected of mediastinal ectopic parathyroid adenoma revealed to be a thymoma. Our aim was to focus on some possible criticisms in distinguishing between ectopic parathyroid and thymus.

Keyphrases

lymph node
myasthenia gravis
pulmonary embolism
single cell
ultrasound guided