RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma in the Carotid Sheath
JF Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
JO J. Nucl. Med. Technol.
FD Society of Nuclear Medicine
SP jnmt.115.170993
DO 10.2967/jnmt.115.170993
A1 Sanders, Christopher Davin
A1 Kirkland, Jared D
A1 Wolin, Ely A
YR 2016
UL http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/early/2016/02/04/jnmt.115.170993.abstract
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.