A rare cause of primary hyperparathyroidism: Parathyroid lipoadenoma

The main cause of primary hyperparathyroidism is a single parathyroid adenoma. Parathyroid lipoadenomas contain abundance of fat cells. Because of these histological features, they can mimic normal parathyroid tissue at the histopathologic examination and radiological imaging could be difficult to l...

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Published inAuris, nasus, larynx Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 1245 - 1248
Main Authors Özden, Sabri, Güreşci, Servet, Saylam, Barış, Dağlar, Gül
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018
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Summary:The main cause of primary hyperparathyroidism is a single parathyroid adenoma. Parathyroid lipoadenomas contain abundance of fat cells. Because of these histological features, they can mimic normal parathyroid tissue at the histopathologic examination and radiological imaging could be difficult to localize lipoadenomas. In this case report, we present three cases of functional parathyroid lipoadenomas. Preoperative imaging modalities often can’t localize lipoadenoma. In our cases, SPECT has seen more successful than ultrasonography or CT. There may not be gender predominance at parathyroid lipoadenomas. Intraoperative pathology consultation and rapid biochemical workup can help the surgeon in difficult cases.
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ISSN:0385-8146
1879-1476
DOI:10.1016/j.anl.2018.05.001