The diagnostic value of parathyroid hormone washout in primary hyperparathyroidism patients with negative or equivocal 99 m Tc-MIBI results.
Cevdet AydınSefika Burcak PolatFatma Dilek DellalCafer KayaHayriye Tatlı DoganSeyda TurkolmezMehmet KılıçReyhan ErsoyBekir ÇakırPublished in: Diagnostic cytopathology (2018)
FNA-PTH can be used to establish the nature of the lesion, discriminate parathyroid gland from thyroid lesions or cervical lymph nodes, improving the surgical outcomes. It can be used to localise parathyroid lesions preoperatively when negative or discordant ultrasound and scintigraphy findings are obtained.