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Mediastinal parathyroid cyst resected via a cervical incision using video-mediastinoscopy

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Parathyroid cysts are rare, benign, cystic lesions usually located in the neck region, and those located in the mediastinum are extremely unusual. Traditionally, thoracotomy or sternotomy has been used to resect mediastinal parathyroid cysts, and recently, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery has also been employed. Here, we describe a case of non-functional mediastinal parathyroid cyst that was successfully resected via a cervical incision using video-mediastinoscopy.

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  1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Himeji Medical Center, Honmachi 68, Himeji City, Hyogo, 670-8520, Japan

    Katsunari Matsuoka, Mitsuhiro Ueda & Yoshihiro Miyamoto

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Matsuoka, K., Ueda, M. & Miyamoto, Y. Mediastinal parathyroid cyst resected via a cervical incision using video-mediastinoscopy. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 34, 388–390 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-017-0588-9

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