Incidental parathyroid adenoma mimicking tumor recurrence in a patient with follicular thyroid carcinoma.
We report the case of a 59-year-old woman with a history of follicular thyroid cancer who had reoperation for suspected local tumor recurrence as laboratory (tumor marker), imaging findings (ultrasound, I-131 scintigraphy and Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy), and also fine needle aspiration (FNA) cytology were equivocal. However, postoperative histopathology revealed a parathyroid adenoma.
Ruf
Juri
J
Klinik für Strahlenheilkunde, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Germany. juri.ruf@charite.de
Seehofer
Daniel
D
Nadjari
Bahram
B
Amthauer
Holger
H
Rayes
Nada
N
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000236:Adenoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*