Brown Tumor as a Result of Hyperparathyroidism in an End-Stage Renal Disease Patient
Author(s) -
J Jakubowski,
Inés Vélez,
Shawn A. McClure
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
case reports in radiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2090-6862
pISSN - 2090-6870
DOI - 10.1155/2011/415476
Subject(s) - medicine , brown tumor , tertiary hyperparathyroidism , end stage renal disease , differential diagnosis , primary hyperparathyroidism , lesion , hyperparathyroidism , stage (stratigraphy) , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , disease , pathology , surgery , secondary hyperparathyroidism , parathyroid hormone , paleontology , botany , genus , biology , calcium
A 49-year-old male with known history of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) presents with an intraoral exophytic mass of the right mandible. This lesion was given a histologic diagnosis of a Brown tumor. Purpose . To allow physicians to include this lesion in a differential diagnosis when evaluating patients with primary, secondary, or tertiary hyperparathyroidism.
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