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- Title
A parathyroid carcinoma within a cold thyroid nodule.
- Authors
Travaini, L. L.; Trifiro, G.; Paganelli, G.
- Abstract
We report the case of a 71-year-old woman who was referred to our institute with a solid nodule in the right thyroid lobe and hypercalcemia. Ultrasound revealed a well-vascularized right thyroid nodule that was identified as a cold area by 99mTc-sodium pertechnetate scan. Fine-needle aspiration showed a follicular lesion and blood tests revealed hypercalcemia and hyperparathyroidism. A 99mTc-methoxyisobutylisonitrile (99mTc-Sestamibi) scan was subsequently performed revealing a focal area of increased uptake in the right thyroid lobe, within the cold area detected by the thyroid scan. A right emithyroidectomy and right superior and inferior parathyroidectomy was performed and histopathological examination showed a parathyroid carcinoma (immunohistochemistry positive for PTH and chromogranin A, Ki-67 10%) associated with follicular hyperplasia.
- Subjects
PARATHYROIDECTOMY
- Publication
Ecancermedicalscience, 2009, Vol 3, p1
- ISSN
1754-6605
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3332/ecancer.2009.150