International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 620-622, June 2010

Parathyroid carcinoma radiographically mimicking a carotid body tumour

  • W. Ahmad
    • ,
  • A.N. Kanatas

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress: Anastasios Kanatas, Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF14DG, UK. Tel.: +44 142354907.
    • ,
  • D.A. Mitchell

Oral and Facial Specialties Department, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, UK

Accepted 5 February 2010. published online 08 March 2010.

Abstract 

Parathyroid carcinoma is a rare malignancy and is a cause of primary hyperparathyroidism in less than 1% of cases. The authors present a case in which a lesion, radiologically suggestive of a carotid body tumour, but with the peroperative appearance of a vagal schwannoma had the definitive pathological diagnosis of parathyroid carcinoma. Surgeons should be aware of unexpected malignant lesions involving the parathyroid glands.

Key words: parathyroid glands, carcinoma, carotid body tumour

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PII: S0901-5027(10)00050-0

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.007

International Journal of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Volume 39, Issue 6 , Pages 620-622, June 2010

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