Abstract
A 28-year-old man with severe secondary hyperparathyroidism and on hemodialysis for 11 years underwent a Tc-99m sestamibi study for preoperative localization of hyperfunctioning parathyroid glands. Laboratory data included a serum calcium of 10.8 mg/100 mL and a parathormone level of 1722 pg/mL. There were no palpable neck masses. In addition to bilateral localization of hyperplastic parathyroid glands, the scintigram showed an intense focus of uptake in the left hemithorax, suggesting a lung mass. Radiographic correlation revealed the MIBI uptake to be in a large expansile lytic lesion of the second rib consistent with a brown tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 798-799 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Clinical nuclear medicine |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1997 |
Keywords
- Brown Tumor
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Sestamibi Neck Imaging
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging