Malignancy-associated hypercalcemia is a complication of advanced tumours that is associated to a poor prognosis. Thorough evaluation to establish its cause is essential because some patients may actually have undiagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism. We report a case of a patient affected by Hodgkin's Lymphoma and persistent hypercalcemia with an incidental 18F-FDG PET/CT finding in the anterior neck region, not ascribable to malignancy, confirmed with 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy. It was removed by minimally invasive surgery. It was shown to be an oxyphil parathyroid adenoma localized in an unusual site.
Unusual 18F-FDG PET/CT finding of an oxyphil parathyroid adenoma in a patient with Hodgkin's Lymphoma
NICCOLI ASABELLA, ARTOR;SCARDAPANE, ARNALDO;RUBINI, Giuseppe;
2014-01-01
Abstract
Malignancy-associated hypercalcemia is a complication of advanced tumours that is associated to a poor prognosis. Thorough evaluation to establish its cause is essential because some patients may actually have undiagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism. We report a case of a patient affected by Hodgkin's Lymphoma and persistent hypercalcemia with an incidental 18F-FDG PET/CT finding in the anterior neck region, not ascribable to malignancy, confirmed with 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy. It was removed by minimally invasive surgery. It was shown to be an oxyphil parathyroid adenoma localized in an unusual site.File in questo prodotto:
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