Hiperparatiroidismo primario y cáncer de paratiroides: Caso clínico

Abstract

We report a 51 years old female operated for a primary hyperparathyroidism that relapsed in two occasions. After the first and second operation, the pathological study of the excised glands disclosed an adenoma. After the second relapse, a parathyroid gland in the right lateral and upper cervical region, located with technetium (Tc)-99m Sestamibi scintigraphy, was excised. The pathological study of the surgical piece disclosed a parathyroid carcinoma without local lymph node involvement. A postoperative 18F-fluorodexyglucose positron emission tomography did not show tumor dissemination.