Open AccessHyperparathyroidism: Unusual location of brown tumors
Author(s) -
Fazaa Alia,
Makhlouf Yasmine,
Miladi Soussen,
Sellami Mariem,
Ouenniche Kmar,
Souebni Leila,
Kassab Selma,
Chekili Selma,
Ben Abdelghani Kawther,
Laatar Ahmed
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5376
Subject(s) - hyperparathyroidism , medicine , brown tumor , primary hyperparathyroidism , giant cell , pathology , secondary hyperparathyroidism , endocrinology , calcium , parathyroid hormone
Brown tumors (BTs) are due to a proliferation of multinucleated giant cells in osteolytic lesions. They complicate the course of hyperparathyroidism. Thanks to an early screening of bone metabolism disorders; BTs are nowadays rare bone manifestations. We demonstrate through these two cases reports unusual locations of BTs in hyperparathyroidism.