Abstract
Parathyroid hemorrhage is a rare cause of cervical and mediastinal hematoma. In 1934, Capps reported the first case of parathyroid hemorrhage resulting in death from massive blood loss ( 1 Capps R. Multiple parathyroid tumors with massive mediastinal and subcutaneous hemorrhage. AM J Med Sci. 1934; 188: 801-804 Crossref Google Scholar ). Since then, there have been a number of case reports detailing a variety of presentations of parathyroid hemorrhage ( 2 Tonerini M. Orsitto E. Fratini L. et al. Cervical and mediastinal hematoma: presentation of an asymptomatic cervical parathyroid adenoma: case report and literature review. Emerg Radiol. 2004; 10: 213-215 Crossref PubMed Scopus (16) Google Scholar , 3 Zillikens M.C. Wijbenga A. Images in clinical medicine. Extracapsular hemorrhage from a parathyroid adenoma. N Engl J Med. 2008; 359: 1155 Crossref PubMed Scopus (2) Google Scholar , 4 Chaffanjon P.C.J. Chavanis N. Chabre O. Brichon P.Y. Extracapsular hematoma of the parathyroid glands. World J Surg. 2003; 27: 14-17 Crossref PubMed Scopus (24) Google Scholar ). A prompt diagnosis can be lifesaving, because morbidity and mortality can result from several different mechanisms.
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