Thyroid Pyramidal Lobe Mimicking Parathyroid Adenoma in Tc-MIBI Parathyroid Scintigraphy
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Received 11/22/2006; revised 2/14/2007; accepted 2/26/2007. For correspondence or reprints contact: Pei-Wen Wang, M.D., Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital-Kaohsiung Medical Center. 123 Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung, Kaohsiung 833, Taiwan, ROC. Tel: (886)7-7317123 ext. 2627, Fax: (886)7-7317123 ext. 2631, E-mail: [email protected] The Tc-MIBI parathyroid imaging is useful for evaluation of hyperparathyroidism. False-positive findings have been reported in cases with thyroid nodular goiter, adenoma, and carcinoma. However, functioning thyroid remnant, especially stimulated by high TSH level, has not been mentioned. The uptake in hyperplastic pyramidal lobe deserves special attention in patients after thyroid surgery.
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