Aspiration of enlarged parathyroid glands for parathyroid hormone assay. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • Enlarged parathyroid glands were percutaneously aspirated under computed tomographic (CT) control in 7 patients, and levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and human thyroglobulin (HTg) were measured. All 7 patients had high levels of PTH in at least 1 specimen. It is concluded that the measurement of high concentrations of PTH in the aspirate from a cervical or mediastinal mass, with CT documentation of needle position, provides absolute localization of parathyroid masses.

publication date

  • July 1, 1983

Research

keywords

  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Parathyroid Diseases
  • Parathyroid Glands
  • Parathyroid Hormone

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0020576815

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1148/radiology.148.1.6856859

PubMed ID

  • 6856859

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 148

issue

  • 1