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  • Title: Ectopic thyroid tissue on thallium/technetium parathyroid scan.
    Author: Asp A, Hasbargen J, Blue P, Kidd GS.
    Journal: Arch Intern Med; 1987 Mar; 147(3):595-6. PubMed ID: 3030213.
    Abstract:
    The thallium 201/technetium 99m pertechnetate radionuclide study is becoming widely accepted as a means of localizing abnormal or aberrantly located parathyroid tissue. We describe a case in which ectopic retrosternal thyroid tissue appeared as a parathyroid adenoma on thallium-201/technetium-99m pertechnetate scan. Physicians who use this radionuclide study should be aware of the possibility of false-positive images within the mediastinum.
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