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case_images: CT scan showing a paraesophageal, retrotracheal mass, close to the thoracic inlet
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case_images: F1
case_images: 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).
case_images: Imaging of the parathyroid paraesophageal adenoma by Tc-99m scintigraphy
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case_images: F2
case_images: 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).
case_images: 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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case_images: F3
case_images: 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.