Open Access11 C-Methionine positron emission tomography-computed tomography in localization of methoxyisobutyl isonitrile negative ectopic parathyroid adenoma
Author(s) -
Nikhil Seniaray,
Harshul Sharma,
Arpana Arbind,
Abhinav Jaimini,
Maria D’Souza,
Sanjeev Saw,
Puja Panwar Hazari,
Anil K. Mishra,
Rajnish Sharma,
Anupam Mondal
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of nuclear medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 0972-3919
pISSN - 0974-0244
DOI - 10.4103/0972-3919.172362
Subject(s) - medicine , positron emission tomography , parathyroid adenoma , primary hyperparathyroidism , hyperparathyroidism , radiology , positron emission tomography computed tomography , adenoma , tomography , computed tomography , nuclear medicine , pathology
Primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by parathyroid adenomas in 85% of the cases. Since parathyroid adenomas are known for their ectopic location, presurgical localization of the suspected site of adenoma is desirable. However, current imaging modalities are not always successful in localizing ectopic parathyroid adenomas. The aim of this case report is to show that (11)C-methionine positron emission tomography could accurately localize ectopic parathyroid adenomas in patients in whom conventional imaging had failed or is inconclusive.