A Case of Parathyroid Carcinoma Visualized on Tc-99m-Sestamibi Scintigraphy

Summary

Recent studies indicate that Tc-99m-Sestamibi (MIBI, DuPont Pharma) is a useful tracer for detecting parathyroid adenomas. We present a patient with focal Tc-99m-MIBI uptake in parathyroid carcinoma which has only been described once before (1). Tc-99m-MIBI scintigraphy may be considered for diagnosing pathological parathyroid tissue. But presently the histopathological examination only allows the differentiation between adenoma and carcinoma.

Zusammenfassung

In der rezenten wissenschaftlichen Literatur wird Tc-99m-Sestamibi (MIBI, DuPont Pharma) als gut geeigneter Tracer zum Nachweis von Nebenschilddrüsenadenomen dargestellt. Wir berichten über einen Patienten bei dem lokalisiert gesteigerter Uptake von Tc-99m-Sestamibi in einem Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinom nachgewiesen wurde. Dies wurde in der Literatur erst einmal beschrieben (1). Tc-99m-Sestamibi kann zur Diagnose von pathologischem Nebenschilddrüsengewebe verwendet werden. Gegenwärtig erlaubt nur die histopathologische Untersuchung die Differenzierung zwischen Adenom und Karzinom

Key words

Tc-99m-Sestamibi - parathyroid carcinoma - parathyroid adenoma

Schlüsselwörter

Tc-99m-Sestamibi - Nebenschilddrüsenkarzinom - Nebenschilddrüsen-adenom

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