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 ,Revised 15 April 2009 ,Accepted 15 April 2009.

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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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