Ademiluyi Ademayowa, Jackson Nicola, Betty Shion, Ademiluyi Adedoyin, Appiah-Pippim James, Bonhomme Keisha
Graduate Medical Education, Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA, USA.
College of Medicine , American University of Antigua College of Medicine, Coolidge, Antigua and Barbuda.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2021 Nov 15;11(6):856-858. doi: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1981531. eCollection 2021.
Ectopically located parathyroid adenoma is one of the major causes of persistent and recurrent hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia. Approximately 0.3-8% of parathyroid adenoma is found in an ectopic location. Ectopic parathyroid adenomas are uncommon causes of persistent hypercalcemia and can be present at uncommon locations, including the hypoglossal nerve, the posterior triangle of the neck, axilla, and pericardium . A high index of suspicion is warranted when we see persistently elevated levels of parathyroid hormones (PTHs) and calcium levels post parathyroidectomy. Here, we present a patient who persistently had elevated calcium and PTH levels after parathyroidectomy.
异位甲状旁腺腺瘤是持续性和复发性甲状旁腺功能亢进及高钙血症的主要原因之一。约0.3% - 8%的甲状旁腺腺瘤位于异位。异位甲状旁腺腺瘤是持续性高钙血症的罕见原因,可出现在不常见的部位,包括舌下神经、颈后三角、腋窝和心包。当我们在甲状旁腺切除术后看到甲状旁腺激素(PTH)水平和钙水平持续升高时,需要高度怀疑。在此,我们报告一例甲状旁腺切除术后钙和PTH水平持续升高的患者。