Endocrine Abstracts

Neck ultrasound (US) can facilitate minimally invasive parathyroidectomy by providing fine anatomical detail of enlarged parathyroid adenomas in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). The role of neck MRI in US negative/equivocal cases remains unclear. We aimed to evaluate the performance of neck MRI in parathyroid tumour localisation in the setting of negative or equivocal neck US.We performed a retrospective review of a consecutive series of...

Introduction: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is a widely adopted pre-operative investigatory tool for thyroid nodules. The British Thyroid Association (BTA) recently updated guidelines recommending that an FNAC that initially yields benign cytology (Thy2) should be repeated if there is any clinical or ultrasound (US) suspicion (1). We postulate that there is a tendency for a more conservative approach in older age groups with smaller thyroid nodules on US studies.<...