Autofluorescence pattern of parathyroid adenomas.

ABSTRACT: Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) is a common endocrine pathology, and it is due to a single parathyroid adenoma in 80-85 per cent of patients. Near-infrared autofluorescence (NIRAF) has recently been used in endocrine surgery to help in the identification of parathyroid tissue, although there is currently no consensus on whether this technique can differentiate between normal and abnormal parathyroid glands. The aim of this study was to describe the autofluorescence pattern of parathyroid adenoma in pHPT. Between January and June 2019, patients with pHPT who underwent surgical treatment for parathyroid adenoma were enrolled. Parathyroid autofluorescence was measured. Twenty-three patients with histologically confirmed parathyroid adenomas were included. Parathyroid adenomas showed a hete

SUBMITTER: Demarchi MS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7893478 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature