title: Unusual ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT finding of an oxyphil parathyroid adenoma in a patient with Hodgkin's Lymphoma.
abstract: Malignancy-associated hypercalcemia is a complication of advanced tumours that is associated to a poor prognosis. Thorough evaluation to establish its cause is essential because some patients may actually have undiagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism. We report a case of a patient affected by Hodgkin's Lymphoma and persistent hypercalcemia with an incidental (18)F-FDG PET/CT finding in the anterior neck region, not ascribable to malignancy, confirmed with (99m)Tc-sestamibi scintigraphy. It was removed by minimally invasive surgery. It was shown to be an oxyphil parathyroid adenoma localized in an unusual site.
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, D.I.M., University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: artor.niccoliasabella@uniba.it.
authors.forename: Artor
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Niccoli-Asabella
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, D.I.M., University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: ferrari_cristina@inwind.it.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, D.I.M., University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: filippo@antonica.it.
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Antonica
authors.affiliation: Radiology Unit, D.I.M., University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: arnaldo.scardapane@uniba.it.
authors.forename: Arnaldo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scardapane
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, D.I.M., University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: domenico.rubini@policlinico.ba.it.
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.affiliation: Nuclear Medicine Unit, D.I.M., University of Bari "Aldo Moro", Bari, Italy. Electronic address: giuseppe.rubini@uniba.it.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rubini
mesh_terms: D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes / Q000032:analysis*; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18 / Q000032:analysis*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010257:Paraneoplastic Syndromes / Q000209:etiology; D010280:Parathyroid Glands / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000072078:Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000032:analysis*; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D017256:Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi
keywords: (18)F-FDG PET/CT; (18)F-FDG PET/TC; Adenoma de paratiroides; Hipercalcemia; Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Hypercalcemia; Linfoma de Hodgkin; Oxifílico; Oxyphil; Parathyroid adenoma