ea0022p434 | Endocrine tumours & neoplasia (<emphasis role="italic">Generously supported by Novartis</emphasis>) | ECE2010
Boi Francesco
, Chiara Cocco Maria
, Lombardo Cira
, Maurelli Ivan
, Piga Mario
, Letizia Lai Maria
, Nicolosi Angelo
, Mariotti Stefano
Purpose: To characterize the interference of concomitant thyroid diseases in the localization of HP in pHPT and develop a valuable diagnostic strategy.Subjects and methods: Forty pHPT patients were selected for the presence of coexistent thyroid nodules (TN) or Hashimotos thyroiditis (HT). Neck ultrasound (US) and sesta-MIBI scintigraphy (MIBI) were performed in all cases. US and MIBI were concordant in 16 cases (group I) while in the remaining 24 ...