CT of a parathyroid lipoadenoma. Case report.
A 54-year-old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism underwent parathyroid exploration following negative ultrasonography, CT and 99Tc-201Tl scintigraphy. A 2 x 1.5 x 1-cm large mass dorsal to the midportion of the left thyroid lobe was extirpated and a hyperfunctional lipoadenoma containing 70% or more of fatty tissue was verified microscopically. Retrospective evaluation of CT revealed a well demarcated lipomatous mass with a homogeneous density similar to that of subcutaneous fat corresponding to the surgical finding.
Frennby
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Malmö General Hospital, University of Lund, Sweden.
Nyman
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Aspelin
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Udén
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Ljungberg
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed