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Evaluation Of Preoperative Localization Of Parathyroid Adenoma Using 99mTc-sestamibi Scintigraphy As A Single Diagnostic Modality For Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism

Tanta Medical journal • 2007
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معلومات البحث
المؤلفون Hamed Rashad, Mostafa El-Sayed, Atef Salem, Gamal Saleh, Emad Abdel Hafez, Mohamed Mahmoud M. Ahmed, Hazem Sobeih, Mostafa Baiuomy & Hisham Hussein
الكلمات المفتاحية 99mTc-sestamibi, preoperative localization, primary hyperparathyroidism.
المجلة العلمية Tanta Medical journal
الناشر Not Available
المجلد 35
العدد October
الصفحات Not Available
publication.type International
رابط البحث Not Available
المواد المرفقة Not Available
الملخص
Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the diagnostic yield of Technetium-99m hexakis methoxyisobutylisonitrile (Tc-99m-MIBI) scintigraphy in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) for identification of the site of parathyroid adenoma compared versus operative and histopathological findings. Patients and Methods: The study included 13 cases with PHPT; 5 males and 8 females with mean age of 56.5±10.3; range: 39-69 years. Preoperative scanning using 99mTc-sestamibi was done. All patients underwent surgical exploration after methylene blue transfusion. Imaging data were compared with intraoperative finding. All identified and excised glands were sent for histopathological examination. Results: Preoperative sestamibi scan defined a case with mediastinal parathyroid gland and another active cervical gland in 2 patients with persistent and recurrent hypercalcaemia, respectively. Preoperative sestamibi scan defined 6 cases with single parathyroid adenoma in each case, while surgical exploration defined 7 parathyroid adenomata; 5 cases had solitary adenoma and one case had adenoma in 2 parathyroid glands both stained blue after methylene blue infusion. Thus, sestamibi scan defined solitary parathyroid adenomas with an accuracy rate of 83.3%. However, sestamibi scan defined 3 cases with adenoma in 2 parathyroid glands and 2 cases had adenoma in 3 glands. Surgical exploration defined adenoma that confirmed histopathologically in 9 glands of the 12 identified by sestamibi scan; 4 cases had 2 adenomas and one case had one solitary adenoma, the other 3 glands showed only hyperplasia without adenoma formation. Thus, sestamibi scan defined multiple parathyroid adenomas with an accuracy rate of 75%. Conclusion: It could be concluded that preoperative localization of parathyroid gland depending on preoperative sestamibi scan could identify ectopic active glands with accuracy 100% and active cervical glands with an overall accuracy rate of 79.2% and concomitant intraoperative methylene blue localization allowed detection of active glands missed by preoperative sestamibi scan.