Ectopic hypercellular parathyroid tissue of the mediastinum masquerading as metastatic adenocarcinoma on positron emission tomography-computed tomography scan

J Clin Oncol. 2014 Oct 20;32(30):e101-3. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2013.49.7628. Epub 2014 Feb 18.

Authors

Charu Aggarwal¹, William Y Shi², Christopher D Watt², Vivianna M van Deerlin², Andrew R Haas², Charles B Simone 2nd², Gordon H Yu²

Affiliations

¹ Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA [email protected].
² Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

PMID: 24550426
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.49.7628

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adenocarcinoma / secondary*
Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Choristoma / diagnosis*
Diagnosis, Differential
Fluorodeoxyglucose F18
Humans
Male
Mediastinal Diseases / diagnosis*
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Parathyroid Glands*
Positron-Emission Tomography
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

Fluorodeoxyglucose F18