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A false-positive localization of a parathyroid adenoma with technetium Tc 99m sestamibi scan secondary to a thyroid
W G Koss1, M R Brown, J F Balfour
1Department of Surgery, Straub Clinic and Hospital, Honolulu, USA.
Archives of Surgery (Chicago, Ill. : 1960)
|February 1, 1996
Abstract:
Using technetium Tc 99m sestamibi for localization of a parathyroid adenoma in primary hyperparathyroidism, we describe the first reported case of increased uptake due to a thyroid follicular carcinoma. Prior false-positive results have been reported exclusively with follicular adenomas.