Open AccessBrown tumor of the mandible as an initial presentation of hyperparathyroidism
Author(s) -
Antigoni Delantoni,
Merve Önder,
Kaan Orhan
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european annals of dental sciences :
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2757-6744
DOI - 10.52037/eads.2021.0016
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , pathological , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , primary hyperparathyroidism , oral cavity , hyperparathyroidism , oral mucosa , brown tumor , stage (stratigraphy) , dentistry , dialysis , surgery , secondary hyperparathyroidism , pathology , parathyroid hormone , paleontology , botany , biology , calcium , genus
The paper presents a brown tumor case related to secondary hyperparathyroidism in an end stage kidney disease patient undergoing dialysis treatment. The interesting feature of the case is that the primary clinical presentation of the condition was a mild swelling in the attached gingiva of a mandibular molar tooth. Medical practitioners should be alert to the fact that some pathological conditions may have an initial presentation in the oral cavity. Thus, a thorough and careful examination of the oral mucosa with the accompanying dental radiographs of patients, should be noted and studied in all cases, where available.