Are parathyroid adenomas associated with primary, secondary, or tertiary hyperparathyroidism?
Primary hyperparathyroidism. Up to 85% of primary hyperparathyroidism is caused by a single parathyroid adenoma.
What additional imaging techniques are frequently used in the management of patients with hyperparathyroidism?
DEXA scan for bone mineral loss, renal imaging (US or CT KUB) for kidney stones, vertebral imaging (vertebral fracture assessment or radiograph) for pathological fractures.
In addition to the parathyroid gland, which tissues/organs would you expect to see Tc 99m Sestamibi uptake?
Heart, thyroid, and salivary glands
Physiologic mild bilateral thyroid radiotracer uptake with intense focal radiotracer uptake in the soft tissue nodule posterior to the left thyroid lobe.