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Ectopic parathyroid

An abnormal anatomical location of the parathyroid gland. [DDD:spark]
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2018
Review
2018
IMAGING LOCALIZATION AND SURGICAL APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ECTOPIC PARATHYROID ADENOMAS.
OBJECTIVE ( 1) Review the anatomy and epidemiology of ectopic parathyroid adenomas (EPAs), ( 2) summarize the role of relevant… 
2014
2014
False-positive result in 18F-fluorocholine PET/CT due to incidental and ectopic parathyroid hyperplasia.
PET/CT with F-fluorocholine (a positron-labeled choline analog) is currently used as a diagnostic tool for restaging prostate… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Anatomical and functional localization of ectopic parathyroid adenomas: 6-year institutional experience
IntroductionLocalization of ectopic parathyroid adenoma is highly important to guide surgery, thus reducing morbidity and rate of… 
2010
2010
Robot-Assisted Excision of Ectopic Mediastinal Parathyroid Adenoma
Robot-assisted excision of an ectopic parathyroid adenoma in the superior mediastinum was performed in a 57-year-old man. The… 
Review
2009
Review
2009
Role of Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography/Computed Tomography in Localization of Ectopic Parathyroid Adenoma: A Pictorial Case Series and Review of the Current Literature
The parathyroid glands are located posterior to the upper and lower poles of the thyroid and are derived from the third and… 
2007
2007
SECONDARY AND TERTIARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM: ROLE OF PREOPERATIVE LOCALIZATION
Background:  The usefulness of both technetium Tc‐99m sestamibi (MIBI) scintigraphy and ultrasonography (USG) scan for the… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
The value of 99mTc-sestamibi SPECT/CT over conventional SPECT in the evaluation of parathyroid adenomas or hyperplasia.
UNLABELLED As SPECT/CT technology evolves, its applications and indications need to be evaluated clinically for more efficient… 
1988
1988
Ectopic parathyroid tissue within the vagus nerve. Incidence and possible clinical significance.
A postmortem study of 64 vagus nerves from 32 children up to 1 year of age was done to determine the incidence of ectopic… 
1987
1987
Technetium-thallium scintiscanning for localization of parathyroid adenomas and hyperplasia. A reappraisal.
1984
1984
Localization of abnormal parathyroid glands using thallium-201.
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