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Published on: August 17, 2022
Detection of ectopic parathyroid adenoma by early Tc-99m sestamibi imaging
Vani Vijayakumar1, Matthew E Anderson
1Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, UTMB, Galveston, TX, USA. vavijaya@utmb.edu
Abstract:
Localization of Tc-99m sestamibi (MIBI) by parathyroid adenomas (PA) is well known. Typically the radionuclide washes out slowly from the PAs located in the neck. Rapid washout from some PAs has been reported. Various hypotheses have been postulated for slow and rapid clearance of MIBI from PAs, located in the neck. However, the washout of MIBI from ectopic parathyroid adenoma (EPA) in not well reported. We present a case of EPA with rapid washout of MIBI. Hence, early MIBI imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of EPA.
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