Sixteen percent of primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by ectopic parathyroid glands. These cases present diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In this article we present the case of a patient underwent surgery for a mediastinal parathyroid adenoma causing symptomatic hypercalcaemia.
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