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Case Reports
. 2020 Nov 20;9(1):511-515.
doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3568. eCollection 2021 Jan.

A rare cause of persistent hyperparathyroidism

Laura Iconaru  1 , Linda Spinato  2 , Ruth Duttmann  3 , Anne-Sophie Hambye  4 , Arnaud Devriendt  5 , Maxime Herchuelz  4 , Celine Mathey  6 , Rafik Karmali  1 , Pierre Bergmann  4
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Case Reports

A rare cause of persistent hyperparathyroidism

Laura Iconaru et al. Clin Case Rep. .

Abstract

In a case of patient with persistent hypercalcemia after parathyroidectomy, different imaging techniques and particularly 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT are important to localize the adenoma even in a very unusual location.

Keywords: choline PET/CT; ectopic adenoma; hyperparathyroidism.

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All authors state that they have no conflicts of interest.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Images show a left retropharyngeal nodule, corresponds to a possible ectopic parathyroid lesion at: (A) 99mTc sestamibi SPECT/CT, (B) MRI (T1 axial), and (C) 18F‐fluorocholine PET/CT respectively
Figure 2
Figure 2
Anatomo‐pathological aspect of the ectopic parathyroid adenoma: (A) macroscopic aspect: an encapsulated lesion (3.2 × 1.7 × 1.2 cm, weighty 3.9 g); (B) microscopic aspect: an encapsulated lesion composed of uniform cells arranged in the form of solid nests and pseudo follicles
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