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Volume 39, Issue 6, Pages 620-622 (June 2010)


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Parathyroid carcinoma radiographically mimicking a carotid body tumour

W. Ahmad, A.N. KanatasCorresponding Author Informationemail address, D.A. Mitchell

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.

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

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

PII: S0901-5027(10)00050-0

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2010.02.007


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