Giant parathyroid adenoma demonstrated by dual tracer parathyroid imaging.
Noninvasive diagnostic imaging modalities have played an increasingly important role in preoperative localization of parathyroid lesions. The radionuclide method using TI-201 and Tc-99m subtraction imaging is quite successful in detecting such lesions, with a reported sensitivity of 92%. A case of surgically proven primary hyperparathyroidism, caused by an unusually large parathyroid adenoma and detected by the dual tracer method, is presented.
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011868:Radioisotopes; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013793:Thallium
D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D011868:Radioisotopes; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013793:Thallium