Acta Med. 2019, 62: 156-160

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2020.5

Primary Hyperparathyroidism Manifesting with Severe Hypercalcemia in a Nonagenarian Man: Pitfall of Common Imaging Techniques, Localization by 18F-Choline Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography and Successful Management with Calcimimetics

Luca Foppiania, Gianluca Bottonib, Arnoldo Piccardob

aInternal Medicine, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy
bNuclear Medicine, Galliera Hospital, Genoa, Italy

Received June 27, 2019
Accepted September 24, 2019

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