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Supernumerary parathyroid glands in hyperparathyroidism associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1

2012; Brazilian Medical Association; Volume: 58; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0104-4230(12)70202-6

1806-9282

André Fernandes d’Alessandro, Fábio Luiz de Menezes Montenegro, Lenine Garcia Brandão, Delmar Muniz Lourenço, Sérgio de Almeida Toledo, Anói Castro Cordeiro,

Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments

Objective: To evaluate frequency, anatomic presentation, and quantities of supernumerary parathyroids glands in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT1) associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1), as well as the importance of thymectomy, and the benefits of localizing examinations for those glands.Methods: Forty-one patients with hyperparathyroidism associated with MEN1 who underwent parathyroidectomy between 1997 and 2007 were retrospectively studied.The location and number of supernumerary parathyroids were reviewed, as well as whether cervical ultrasound and parathyroid SESTAMIBI scan (MIBI) were useful diagnostic tools.Results: In five patients (12.2%) a supernumerary gland was identified.In three of these cases (40%), the glands were near the thyroid gland and were found during the procedure.None of the imaging examinations were able to detect supernumerary parathyroids.In one case, only the pathologic examination could find a microscopic fifth gland in the thymus.In the last case, the supernumerary gland was resected through a sternotomy after a recurrence of hyperparathyroidism, ten years after the initial four-gland parathyroidectomy without thymectomy.MIBI was capable of detecting this gland, but only in the recurrent setting.Cervical ultrasound did not detect any supernumerary glands. Conclusion:The frequency of supernumerary parathyroid gland in the HPT1/MEN1 patients studied (12.2%) was significant.Surgeons should be aware of the need to search for supernumerary glands during neck exploration, besides the thymus.Imaging examinations were not useful in the pre-surgical location of these glands, and one case presented a recurrence of hyperparathyroidism.