Presentation
Primary hyperparathyroidism.
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From the case:
Parathyroid adenoma
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Parathyroid adenoma on the left inferior to the left lobe thyroid. It does not enhancement more than thyroid on the arterial phase but washes out more than thyroid on the delayed phase. It is also low attenuation on the non-contrast phase to show that it is not a thyroid nodule.
Coronal images show the polar vessel.