Differentiating pathologic parathyroid glands from thyroid nodules on neck ultrasound: the PARATH-US cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neck ultrasound (US) is a widely used and accessible operator-dependent technique that helps characterize thyroid nodules and pathologic parathyroid glands (PPGs). However, thyroid nodules may sometimes be confused with PPGs. PARATH-US study aims at identifying US characteristics to differentiate PPGs from thyroid nodules, as there is no study, at present, which directly compares the US features of these two common neoplasms.

Methods

PARATH-US is a single-center study that was conducted at a tertiary referral center, including consecutive lesions from patients undergoing neck US examination from 2016 to 2022.

Findings

176 PPGs (158 patients: serum calcium levels 2.91 [IQR 2.74-3.05] mmol/L, PTH levels 173 [112-296] ng/L) were compared to 232 size- and volum

SUBMITTER: Yazgi D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616552 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature