Compression of the trachea by a mediastinal parathyroid cyst.

Hauet, E J; Paul, M A; Salu, M K · Ann Thorac Surg · 1997

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Parathyroid cysts are a rare cause of space-occupying lesions in the mediastinum. Because symptoms are not specific, the diagnosis is seldom made before operation. Removal was done through a cervical incision without sternal splitting.

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