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A Rare Case of Severe Hypercalcemia Secondary to Atypical Parathyroid Cystic Adenoma with Negative Sestamibi Scan
Internal Medicine
  • Elio P Monsour, HCA Healthcare
  • Faysal Rifai, HCA Healthcare
  • Jay Chacko, HCA Healthcare
  • Alan Hamza, HCA Healthcare
  • Khalid Abusaada, HCA Healthcare
Division
North Florida
Hospital
Ocala Regional Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
1-31-2020
Keywords
  • hypercalcemia,
  • primary hyperparathyroidism,
  • parathyroid sestamibi scan,
  • parathyroid adenoma
Abstract

The two types of parathyroid cysts are functional and non-functional cysts. Cystic parathyroid lesions are a rare cause of hypercalcemia and often pose a diagnostic challenge due to the reduced detection on preoperative imaging studies. We, herein, present a rare case of an elderly female presenting to the emergency department with altered mental status associated with hypercalcemic crisis and a negative sestamibi scan. Following surgical resection, pathology revealed the diagnosis of cystic parathyroid adenoma and normalization of serum calcium levels.

Publisher or Conference
Cureus
Citation Information
Monsour E P, Rifai F, Chacko J, et al. (January 31, 2020) A Rare Case of Severe Hypercalcemia Secondary to Atypical Parathyroid Cystic Adenoma with Negative Sestamibi Scan. Cureus 12(1): e6830. doi:10.7759/cureus.6830