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Case Reports
. 2012 Jun;37(6):593-5.
doi: 10.1097/RLU.0b013e31824c5ffc.

Incidental finding of parathyroid adenoma with 11C-choline PET/CT

Paola Mapelli  1 , Elena Busnardo, Patrizia Magnani, Massimo Freschi, Maria Picchio, Luigi Gianolli, Cristina Messa
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Incidental finding of parathyroid adenoma with 11C-choline PET/CT

Paola Mapelli et al. Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Jun.

Abstract

Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) with 11C-choline is an established diagnostic tool for restaging prostate cancer patients with biochemical failure after primary treatment. In the present case, 11C-choline PET/CT was performed in a prostate cancer patient with skeletal metastases, treated with hormonal therapy. In addition to the detection of pathologic uptake at prostate and vertebra, 11C-choline uptake occurred in the neck. The finding was suggestive for a parathyroid adenoma on subsequent ultrasound, then finally confirmed by parathyroid scintigraphy and histopathological analysis performed after hemithyroidectomy.

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