Concomitant thyroid disease in hyperparathyroidism. Reasons for unsatisfactory ultrasonographical localization of parathyroid glands.
Ultrasonic localization of enlarged parathyroid glands has been attempted in a consecutive series of 23 patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. Seven of 15 patients with operatively verified diagnosis, had predictive ultrasound scans (47% consistency) and 10 of 16 adenomas were identified (63%). A possible explanation for these unsatisfactory results could be a high incidence of coexisting nodular thyroid lesions, and significantly enlarged thyroid glands in these patients.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000473:pathology; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography