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Physical findings at first contact with general surgeon
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At first consultation by the general surgeon (Figure 1), physical examination revealed a young man, conscious and alert, in pains, wasted, with a global reduction in muscle bulk.
Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy revealed an increased focal uptake
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The serum parathyroid hormone level was 202.8 pmol/l (normal is 1.6-6.9 pmol/l). 99mTc Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy (Figure 2, Figure 3) revealed an increased focal uptake.
A) bony changes - salt and pepper appearance of the skull; B) bony changes - osteoporotic changes of the left humerous (with cystic changes on the head); C) bony changes - demineralized right femur (also shows fixed pathologic fracture)
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The serum parathyroid hormone level was 202.8 pmol/l (normal is 1.6-6.9 pmol/l). 99mTc Sestamibi parathyroid scintigraphy (Figure 2, Figure 3) revealed an increased focal uptake. He is currently 15 months post-surgery, he is being rehabilitated as an outpatient, he is pain free, more mobile and the serum calcium has remained normal (Figure 3).