title: [Diagnosis and localization of hyperparathyroidism by nuclear medicine procedures].
abstract: Primary hyperparathryoidism is a PTH hypersecretion caused by the parathyroid glands. In most cases (85%), the origin is to be due to the existence of a parathyroid adenoma, despite the intrinsic difficulty in being localized under certain circumstances. From some time now, we can count with the invaluable help of a nuclear medicine technique, namely the parathyroid scintigraphy with Technetium 99m-sestamibi (Tc99m-MIBI), a technique which is easy to perform, cheap and with excellent results, and which additionally can provide us with the above mentioned necessary information regarding location. We present here the case of a patient suffering from primary hyperparatyiroidism, in whom both the disease and the precise location of the hyperfunctioning tissue were identified by means of the parathyroid scintigraphy. Another nuclear medicine procedure, the one known as bone scintigraphy, also contributed meaningfully to the correct diagnosis in the same patient.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina Nuclear, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus Universitario de Teatinos, s/n. 29010-Málaga. jmjhoyuela@terra.es
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Hoyuela
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rebollo
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Mestre
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montañez
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pinzón
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D016105:Parathyroidectomy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m