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CT scan showing a paraesophageal, retrotracheal mass, close to the thoracic inlet
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CT scan of the thorax and neck detected a paraesophageal mediastinal mass close to the thoracic inlet. (Figure 1) 99mTc sestamibi scintigraphy confirmed the diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma. (Figure 2).
Imaging of the parathyroid paraesophageal adenoma by Tc-99m scintigraphy
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CT scan of the thorax and neck detected a paraesophageal mediastinal mass close to the thoracic inlet. (Figure 1) 99mTc sestamibi scintigraphy confirmed the diagnosis of parathyroid adenoma. (Figure 2).
The parathyroid adenoma after resection, measuring 40 mm in its maximal dimension. The silk suture ligating the feeding vessels is shown.
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The tumor was easily separated from the surrounded structures (vertebra, trachea, and esophagus) by blunt dissection and the feeding vessels were found and ligated anteriorly. (Figure 3) The patient had a 6 days uneventful hospital stay.