Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Brown tumors are a very rare and serious complication of sustained undiagnosed secondary hyperparathyroidism. Diagnosis and differential diagnosis are made by combining clinical, biochemical, radiological and pathological findings. We present the case of a male with chronic renal disease and multiple bone damage.A 58-year-old male was referred to the endocrine clinic because of lower back and pleural pain. He was an obese smoker with a heavy medical...

BackgroundCystic parathyroid adenoma is a rare entity (<0.01% of all cervical masses) that leads to primary hyperparathyroidism in 9% of cases. Parathyroid scintigraphy is essential for the diagnosis although there are pitfalls with false negative results. Parathyroidectomy is the treatment of choice but its success depends on the exact preoperative localization of the parathyroid lesions. 4D-CT is a very helpful diagnostic tool in such cases.<p ...