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Differentiation of parathyroid carcinoma and adenoma by preoperative ultrasonography.
Acta Radiologica 2017 June
Background Parathyroid carcinomas (PTC) are very rare. There have been a few studies on the contribution of ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis of PTC compared with parathyroid adenomas (PTA). Purpose To identify the differences between US findings of PTC and PTA in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Material and Methods We enrolled seven patients with PTC and 32 consecutive patients with PTA whose diagnoses were confirmed by surgery at our institution between March 1994 and June 2015. We retrospectively compared the US features of the two groups, as well as the demographic, clinical, and biochemical characteristics (age, gender, palpability, and serum ionized calcium and parathyroid hormone [PTH] levels). Results The patients with PTC and PTA did not exhibit significant differences in terms of mean age (59.0 years versus 51.1 years; P = 0.2063), sex distribution (male:female, 4:3 versus 1:3; P = 0.1716), mean PTH levels (2855.0 pg/mL versus 1821.5 pg/mL; P = 0.2067), and mean ionized calcium levels (1.7 mMol/L versus 1.5 mMol/L; P = 0.1585) except palpability ( P < 0.0001). On US images, the PTCs were significantly larger (3.5 cm versus 1.9 cm; P = 0.0133) and exhibited higher incidences of heterogeneous echotexture ( P = 0.0002), irregular shape ( P < 0.0001), non-circumscribed margin ( P < 0.0001), intra-nodular calcifications ( P = 0.014), and local invasion ( P = 0.0004) compared to the PTAs. Conclusion In preoperative patients with PHPT, PTCs are differentiated from PTAs by their palpability and significant US features: large size, heterogeneous echotexture, irregular shape, non-circumscribed margin, intra-nodular calcifications, and local invasion.
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