Long‐standing hypercalcemia in a 78‐years old woman

Abstract

Abstract A 78 years‐old woman was found with worsening hypercalcemia, osteopenia and memory loss during the past 2 years. Multiple, repeated imaging studies failed to reveal the etiology of the primary hyperparathyroidism. Bilateral neck exploration revealed a 4.5 × 2.3 cm right superior parathyroid adenoma in an ectopic position.

Keywords

• neck exploration
• neck U/S
• parathyroid adenoma
• parathyroidectomy
• primary hyperparathyroidism
• sesta‐MIBI scanning