Parathyroid adenoma

Case contributed by Jenny Hoang
Diagnosis probable

Presentation

Primary hyperparathyroidism.

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

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Parathyroid adenoma on the left inferior to the left lobe thyroid. It does not enhancement more than thyroid on the arterial phase but washes out more than thyroid on the delayed phase. It is also low attenuation on the non-contrast phase to show that it is not a thyroid nodule.

Coronal images show the polar vessel.

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