PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sanders, Christopher Davin
AU  - Kirkland, Jared D
AU  - Wolin, Ely A
TI  - Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma in the Carotid Sheath
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.115.170993
DP  - 2016 Feb 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - jnmt.115.170993
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2016/02/04/jnmt.115.170993.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2016/02/04/jnmt.115.170993.full
AB  - Primary hyperparathyroidism is predominantly caused by a single parathyroid adenoma (1). Knowledge of normal and ectopic locations of parathyroid glands is crucial to help guide surgeons who plan targeted unilateral parathyroidectomy to reduce surgical time and risk. We describe a female patient with clinical primary hyperparathyroidism who underwent a failed initial parathyroidectomy, with subsequent imaging localizing an ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the carotid sheath.