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Excision of Giant Cervicomediastinal Parathyroid Cyst: Case Report and Literature Review

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While excision for parathyroid cysts remains as the standard of management, surgical approach in the context of massive cervicomediastinal parathyroid cysts can be challenging. We report a rare giant parathyroid cyst in anterior mediastinum successfully resected from a simple standard Kocher’s collar incision. Various surgical approach will also be deliberated.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Kebangsaan,Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia

    Raymond Zhun Ming Lim

  2. Breast & Endocrine Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

    Seniyah Md Sikin

  3. Department of Surgery, Hospital Sultanah Aminah, Persiaran Abu Bakar Sultan, Johor Bahru, 80100, Malaysia

    Raymond Zhun Ming Lim & Siti Fareeda Ahmad Nor Anuar

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Lim, R.Z.M., Md Sikin, S. & Ahmad Nor Anuar, S.F. Excision of Giant Cervicomediastinal Parathyroid Cyst: Case Report and Literature Review. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-024-04655-2

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