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[A lie which became the truth].

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  • 1Unità Operativa di Nefrologia Dialisi e Trapianto Renale & CNR-IBIM, Istituto di Biomedicina, Azienda Ospedaliera, Reggio Calabria. eniag@libero.it

Giornale Italiano Di Nefrologia : Organo Ufficiale Della Societa Italiana Di Nefrologia
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A 54-year-old woman with severe hyperparathyroidism experienced bone lesions on a Tc-99 scan. These were a false positive, highlighting the need to consider hyperparathyroidism in interpreting such scans.

Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Nuclear Medicine
  • Oncology

Background:

  • A 54-year-old female on long-term dialysis presented with severe hyperparathyroidism and multinodular goiter.
  • The patient underwent total thyroidectomy and subtotal parathyroidectomy.

Observation:

  • Post-operatively, a Technetium-99m (Tc-99) scan indicated multiple bone lesions, initially suspected to be metastatic disease.
  • The patient exhibited significant clinical improvement, with reduced bone pain and normalization of alkaline phosphatase levels in the subsequent weeks.

Findings:

  • Biopsy of a bone lesion revealed the scintigraphic findings were a false positive.
  • The false positive scan results were attributed to severe hyperparathyroidism, not metastatic cancer.

Implications:

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  • This case underscores the importance of considering hyperparathyroidism as a cause of false positive bone scans.
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