An ectopic parathyroid adenoma (EPA) is a rare entity. The aim of this study was to report our experience in the preoperative localization and surgical management of EPAs. This was a multicenter retrospective study involving patients diagnosed with an EPA (three males and seven females) from January 2005 to November 2021. The clinical features, preoperative management, and surgical procedures were analyzed. A cervical neck ultrasound was performed in all patients and showed a focus in eight patients. Cervicothoracic enhanced computed tomography was performed in all patients and showed a focus in nine patients. The 99mTc-MIBI scintigraphy was performed in eight patients and showed uptake in six of them. We performed a neck dissection and thoracotomy in one patient, a thoracoscopy in one patient, surgery with a focused approach in seven patients, four of whom were injected with indigo carmine blue, and surgery with a bilateral approach in one patient. 1 h following the parathyroidectomy, the parathyroid hormone (PTH) concentration was decreased to 40–80% of the baseline value. Establishing a preoperative diagnosis of an EPA is challenging for the surgeon, despite the progress in the morphologic assessment. An intraoperative PTH assay and injection of indigo carmine have been shown to be valuable tools in the appropriate surgical management of an EPA.
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