CT of a parathyroid lipoadenoma. Case report

A 54-year-old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism underwent parathyroid exploration following negative ultrasonography, CT and 99Tc-201Tl scintigraphy. A 2 x 1.5 x 1-cm large mass dorsal to the midportion of the left thyroid lobe was extirpated and a hyperfunctional lipoadenoma containing 70% or more of fatty tissue was verified microscopically. Retrospective evaluation of CT revealed a well demarcated lipomatous mass with a homogeneous density similar to that of subcutaneous fat corresponding to the surgical finding.