Two patients presented with a presumptive diagnosis of hyperparathyroidism. Surgically excised "parathyroid glands" were found to be, in fact, large lymph nodes with sarcoid granulomata. In one patient, the preoperative localization of the "parathyroid adenoma" was based on scintigraphy (thallium-technetium subtraction imaging) and sonography procedures. The differential diagnosis of hypercalcemia, and positive scintigraphy-sonography studies, must include sarcoidosis in an isolated cervical lymph nodes.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/hed.2880140508 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
lymph nodes
8
sarcoidosis masquerading
4
masquerading parathyroid
4
parathyroid adenoma
4
adenoma patients
4
patients presented
4
presented presumptive
4
presumptive diagnosis
4
diagnosis hyperparathyroidism
4
hyperparathyroidism surgically
4
Similar Publications
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!