Identification of Occult Adenomas in Primary Hyperparathyroidism With 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT. / Identificación de adenomas ocultos en hiperparatiroidismo primario con PET-TC 18F-fluorocolina.

INTRODUCTION: Single parathyroid adenomas are the most common cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) in our population. Parathyroidectomy is still the only potentially curative treatment and requires preoperative localization imaging studies to perform selective surgery. In patients with negative results on conventional tests, PET/CT has demonstrated higher sensitivity rates. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was designed, including 34 patients diagnosed with PHP between 2017 and 2019, candidates for surgery with negative preoperative localization tests with scintigraphy and MIBI SPECT/CT. All patients underwent PET/CT with 18F-Fluorocholine. The clinical, biochemical and postoperative outcome results were compared with a control group of 30 patients with positive standard tests. RESULTS: Hyperfunctional parathyroid tissue was detected in 85% of the patients that had undergone choline PET/CT. The selective resection of the adenoma identified in these patients achieved curative criteria in 87% of the cases without undergoing bilateral cervical surgical exploration. The preoperative levels of PTH, calcemia and gland weight were significantly lower in this group compared to the control group. No differences were identified in cure criteria or approach between the 2groups. CONCLUSION: In our study, choline PET/CT showed higher detection rates compared to the gold standard. The increase provides the opportunity to perform unilateral selected adenoma resection, especially in patients with smaller adenomas associated with lower calcemia and PTH levels and patients with previous cervical surgery.

[Parathyroid disease: The full spectrum, from adenoma to carcinoma. Report of 3 cases]. / Enfermedad paratiroidea: el espectro completo, de adenoma a carcinoma. Reporte de 3 casos.

BACKGROUND: Primary hyperparathyroidism is a disease characterised by the autonomous production of parathyroid hormone. The most common cause is an adenoma, followed by hyperplasia, and rarely carcinoma. CLINICAL CASES: Three cases are presented. The first case is associated with a brown tumour that was diagnosed as hyperplasia after study and surgery. The second case was related to pathological fractures, and a lower right adenoma 236 times bigger than a normal parathyroid was excised. The last case presented with abdominal pain and heartburn. Histopathology reported a carcinoma, which was removed using surgery en bloc. All patients have improved. CONCLUSION: Hyperparathyroidism symptoms are very difficult to identify and diagnose, thus a detailed and broad approach is needed when hyperparathyroidism is suspected.

Hiperplasia paratiroidea en un adolescente / Parathyroid hyperplasia in an adolescente

El hiperparatiroidismo primario esporádico es una de las causas de hipercalcemia en la edad pediátrica. Constituye una entidad muy poco frecuente, más aún si es debido a hiperplasia paratiroidea. Se presenta el caso de un adolescente con historia de litiasis renal, hipercalcemia asociada a cifras elevadas de la hormona paratiroidea, e imágenes sugestivas de adenoma en paratiroide inferior izquierda por gammagrafía con sestamibi marcado con tecnecio-99m. Se realizó exéresis quirúrgica de la glándula afectada. El examen anatomo-patológico de la pieza arrojó hiperplasia paratiroidea. La presentación de este caso contribuye al reconocimiento del hiperparatiroidismo primario, entre las posibilidades diagnósticas al evaluar un paciente pediátrico con hipercalcemia(AU)

Sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism is one of the causes of hypercalcemia in pediatric ages. A very uncommon condition, it is even less frequent when caused by parathyroid hyperplasia. A presentation is provided of the case of an adolescent with a history of renal lithiasis, hypercalcemia associated to high parathyroid hormone values, and imaging suggestive of lower left parathyroid adenoma by gammagraphy with sestamibi marked with technetium-99m. Surgical exeresis of the affected gland was performed. Anatomopathological examination of the piece revealed the presence of parathyroid hyperplasia. This case presentation contributes to the recognition of primary hyperparathyroidism as one of the diagnostic possibilities when evaluating a pediatric patient with hypercalcemia(AU)

Hiperplasia paratiroidea en un adolescente / Parathyroid hyperplasia in an adolescent

El hiperparatiroidismo primario esporádico es una de las causas de hipercalcemia en la edad pediátrica. Constituye una entidad muy poco frecuente, más aún si es debido a hiperplasia paratiroidea. Se presenta el caso de un adolescente con historia de litiasis renal, hipercalcemia asociada a cifras elevadas de la hormona paratiroidea, e imágenes sugestivas de adenoma en paratiroide inferior izquierda por gammagrafía con sestamibi marcado con tecnecio-99m. Se realizó exéresis quirúrgica de la glándula afectada. El examen anatomo-patológico de la pieza arrojó hiperplasia paratiroidea. La presentación de este caso contribuye al reconocimiento del hiperparatiroidismo primario, entre las posibilidades diagnósticas al evaluar un paciente pediátrico con hipercalcemia(AU)

Sporadic primary hyperparathyroidism is one of the causes of hypercalcemia in pediatric ages. A very uncommon condition, it is even less frequent when caused by parathyroid hyperplasia. A presentation is provided of the case of an adolescent with a history of renal lithiasis, hypercalcemia associated to high parathyroid hormone values, and imaging suggestive of lower left parathyroid adenoma by gammagraphy with sestamibi marked with technetium-99m. Surgical exeresis of the affected gland was performed. Anatomopathological examination of the piece revealed the presence of parathyroid hyperplasia. This case presentation contributes to the recognition of primary hyperparathyroidism as one of the diagnostic possibilities when evaluating a pediatric patient with hypercalcemia(AU)

Hiperplasia paratiroidea ectópica de doble localización, intratiroidea e intratorácica / Double ectopic parathyroid hyperplasia, intrathyroidal and intrathoracic

Se presenta el caso de una paciente sometida satisfactoriamente a hemitiroidectomía izquierda por diagnóstico de bocio nodular. El estudio anátomo-patológico de la pieza operatoria informó que el aumento de tamaño del lóbulo tiroideo izquierdo se debía a glándula paratiroides hiperplásica intratiroidea. Con este resultado se solicitó gammagrafía paratiroidea, en la que se encontró un área de captación en la región torácica derecha. Se concluyó que se trató de hiperplasia paratiroidea ectópica de doble localización, intratiroidea e intratorácica.

The case of a patient who satisfactorily underwent left hemithyroidectomy for nodular goiter is reported. Pathology study of the specimen stated enlarged left thyroid gland lobe due to hyperplasic intrathyroidal parathyroid. With this result parathyroid gammagraphy was obtained and a right thoracic capture area was reported. Final diagnosis was ectopic parathyroid hyperplasia of double localization, intrathoracic and intrathyroidal.