Mediastinal Parathyroid Carcinoma With Tumor Implants in a Child: A Unique Occurrence

Abstract

A case of mediastinal parathyroid carcinoma is reported in a 10-year-old child. This is the first documented case of this occurrence in the authors' knowledge.

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child parathyroid mediastinum carcinoma

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