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Am Surg
; 82(7): e150-2, 2016 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27457841
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A fluorodeoxyglucose avid mediastinal parathyroid adenoma masquerading as metastatic bladder cancer.
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
; 15(3): 514-5, 2012 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22645294
ABSTRACT
A 64-year old male with a prior medical history of bladder transitional cell carcinoma treated with a cystoprostatectomy and adjuvant platinum-based chemotherapy 10 years earlier underwent a surveillance positron emission tomography (PET) scan that revealed a metabolically active 2-cm nodule in the superior mediastinum, anterior to the origin of the innominate artery. The lesion was removed due to concerns of metastatic disease using a cervical mediastinoscope. Final pathology revealed an ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma. The combination of the rare presentation, uncommon surgical approach and pathology makes this case unique.