A Hungry Bone Syndrome Predicted by 18F-Fluorocholine PET/CT

Clin Nucl Med. 2019 Nov;44(11):903-904. doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000002676.

Abstract

Predicting hungry bone syndrome (HBS) after surgical cure of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) can be challenging. A 57-year-old man diagnosed with PHPT was assessed preoperatively by F-fluorocholine PET/CT. An intense and diffuse tracer uptake of the axial and peripheral skeleton was visualized, in addition to a pathologic uptake suggestive of hyperfunctioning parathyroid gland. After the removal of a parathyroid adenoma, a severe and prolonged HBS requiring high doses of calcium and active metabolites of vitamin D was observed. This observation suggests that intense and diffuse bone uptake on F-fluorocholine PET/CT could be a predictive factor for HBS in patients with PHPT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport
  • Bone and Bones / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone and Bones / metabolism*
  • Choline / analogs & derivatives*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Metabolic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Metabolic Diseases / metabolism*
  • Middle Aged
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Parathyroid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography*

Substances

  • fluorocholine
  • Choline