Recurrent hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland demonstrated on radionuclide imaging and an intraoperative gamma probe.
Radionuclide imaging with Tc-99m MIBI is the preferred mode of parathyroid localization in current practice. It also successfully identifies hyperfunctioning autotransplanted parathyroid tissue. The authors report a case with recurrent hyperparathyroidism after total parathyroidectomy and autotransplantation in the forearm. Double-phase Tc-99m MIBI imaging successfully localized the hyperfunctioning parathyroid tissue, which was missed by magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasonography. In addition, the parathyroid tissue was localized using an intraoperative probe at subsequent surgery.
Hung
G U
GU
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
Wu
H S
HS
Tsai
S C
SC
Kao
C H
CH
Lin
W Y
WY
Lin
J H
JH
Wang
S J
SJ
D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D015902:Gamma Cameras; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000637:transplantation*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012008:Recurrence; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi; D016042:Transplantation, Heterotopic
D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi