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This case illustrates the fact that endocrinologists, radiologists, nuclear medicine, head and neck, and other specialists investigating patients with cervical masses should be aware that schwannomas need to be considered in the differential diagnosis of focal <jats:sup>99m<\/jats:sup>Tc-sestamibi uptake in the neck region.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fendo.2024.1258233","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,5,22]],"date-time":"2024-05-22T04:34:01Z","timestamp":1716352441000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Esophageal schwannoma mimicking non-functional parathyroid adenoma on 99mTc-sestamibi imaging: a case 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