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Parathyroid cancer CT

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Neck CT scan may be diagnostic of parathyroid cancer. Findings on CT suggestive of parathyroid cancer include metastasis and invasion of surrounding tissues.[1]

CT Scan

CT Scan

  • Assess the central part of the chest cavity (the mediastinum)
  • Assess the parathyroid glands in the mediastinum
  • Identify distant metastases
References

References

  1. ↑ Parathyroid cancer. Cancer.gov (2015). http://www.cancer.gov/types/parathyroid/hp Accessed on December 29, 2015


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ammu Susheela, M.D. [2]