Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1649-1652, August 2009

Parathyroid carcinoma in a child: an unusual case of an ectopically located malignant parathyroid gland with tumor invading the thymus

  • Amy G. Fiedler

      Affiliations

    • Children's National Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    • ,
  • Christopher Rossi

      Affiliations

    • Children's National Medical Center, Department of Surgical Pathology, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    • ,
  • Cynthia A. Gingalewski

      Affiliations

    • Children's National Medical Center, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Washington, DC 20010, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Surgery, Children's National Medical Center, NW Washington, DC 20010. Tel.: +1 202 476 2151.

Received 11 February 2009; received in revised form 15 April 2009; accepted 15 April 2009.

Abstract 

Parathyroid carcinoma is exceptionally rare in children. Parathyroid carcinoma in the pediatric population most typically presents with significant hypercalcemia and a palpable neck mass. The authors report the seventh case of parathyroid carcinoma diagnosed in a child younger than 16 years. To our knowledge, this case is the first documented case, in the pediatric population, of parathyroid carcinoma in an ectopically located parathyroid gland with tumor invading the thymus.

Key words: Parathyroid carcinoma, Hypercalcemia

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PII: S0022-3468(09)00371-6

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.04.024

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 44, Issue 8 , Pages 1649-1652, August 2009

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