| Clinical appraisal of 99m technetium-sestamibi SPECT/CT compared to conventional SPECT in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism and concomitant nodular goiter. | |
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PMID: 20615139 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Although 99m Technetium-sestamibi scintigraphy with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) and, recently, hybrid SPECT/computed tomography (CT) have been claimed to be the preoperative methods of choice for parathyroid localization in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) and concomitant nodular goiter (NG), they have never been compared in this setting. We aimed at testing the hypothesis that SPECT/CT may be superior to SPECT for parathyroid localization in patients with PHPT and NG. METHODS: Thirty-three patients with PHPT and NG (one or more nodular lesions based on cervical ultrasound) who underwent open parathyroidectomy during 2004-2009 were reviewed. All patients had preoperative 99m Tc-sestamibi planar scintigraphy and SPECT (18 patients) or SPECT/CT (15 patients) after cervical ultrasound. Sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value (PPV) (for both correct neck side and quadrant identification) were calculated for the two procedures through comparison with intraoperative findings. In addition, operative times were assessed if the surgery was only for PHPT and not for the six patients who also had thyroidectomy. RESULTS: The sensitivity of SPECT/CT for correctly identifying the neck side containing an abnormal parathyroid was 93.7% versus 80% for SPECT (p = 0.21, not significant [ns]). The specificity and PPV for this attribute were 92.9% and 93.7%, respectively, for SPECT/CT versus 87.5% and 88.9%, respectively, for SPECT (p = 0.75 and 0.8, ns). SPECT/CT showed higher sensitivity than SPECT (87.5% vs. 55.6%; p = 0.0001) and higher PPV (87.5% vs. 62.5%; p = 0.0022) for correctly identifying the neck quadrant affected by PHPT. The specificity for this was 95.5% for SPECT/CT versus 88.5% for SPECT (p = 0.26, ns). Mean operative time was shorter after SPECT/CT than after SPECT (38 vs. 56 minutes; p = 0.034). One of the patients having SPECT/CT had double adenomas, and two had ectopic parathyroid glands, all of which were recognized preoperatively by this technique. Two of the patients having SPECT had double adenomas, and two had ectopic glands, none of which were recognized preoperatively. No patient had persistent or recurrent PHPT. CONCLUSIONS: SPECT/CT is superior to SPECT for preoperative imaging of patients with PHPT and NG. We recommend the routine use of SPECT/CT for work-up of all such patients, particularly if minimally invasive parathyroid surgery is planned. |
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Authors:
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Giacomo Pata; Claudio Casella; Saul Besuzio; Francesco Mittempergher; Bruno Salerni |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association Volume: 20 ISSN: 1557-9077 ISO Abbreviation: Thyroid Publication Date: 2010 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-10-04 Completed Date: 2011-01-20 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9104317 Medline TA: Thyroid Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1121-7 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, 1st Division of General Surgery, University of Brescia, Piazzale Spedali Civili 1, Brescia, Italy. giacomopata@alice.it |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Goiter, Nodular / complications, radionuclide imaging* Humans Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / complications, radionuclide imaging* Male Middle Aged Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi / diagnostic use* Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon / methods Tomography, X-Ray Computed |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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109581-73-9/Technetium Tc 99m Sestamibi |
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