Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma of the Piriform Sinus on Parathyroid 4D-CT and 99mTc-MIBI SPECT/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2020 Aug;45(8):e358-e359. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000003163.

Abstract

Ectopic parathyroid adenomas are a common cause of postsurgical persistent primary hyperparathyroidism. Our case highlights a patient with a negative bilateral 4-gland exploration with follow-up parathyroid 4-dimensional CT and Tc-MIBI SPECT/CT, yielding focal uptake in the right piriform sinus. Subsequent direct laryngoscopy revealed a mass in the piriform sinus, which was resected with surgical pathology yielding parathyroid adenoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adenoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pyriform Sinus / diagnostic imaging*
  • Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed Tomography*
  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi*

Substances

  • Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi