A case of ectopic para-tracheal parathyroid adenoma identified with whole-body 99mTc-sestamibi scan

Ectopic parathyroid glands are not rare. They are usually located between the mandible and mediastinum, and usually localized with standard imaging modalities (99mTc-sestamibi subtraction scintigraphy and 4D-CT). We report the case of a 67-year-old woman with severe hypercalcemia due to symptomatic...

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Main Authors: Anisley Valenciaga, Jennifer Wittwer, Benjamin O'Donnell, Abberly Lott Limbach, Chadwick L Wright, Steven W Ing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Translational Endocrinology Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214624522000132