Maxillary and Frontal Bone Simultaneously Involved in Brown Tumor due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Hemodialysis Patient
Joint Authors
Bowirrat, Abdalla
Yassin, Mustafa
Armaly, Zaher
Artul, Suheil
Source
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-08-19
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Brown tumors are rare focal giant cell lesions of the bone caused by primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT).
Brown tumor was reported in 1891; it presents as the end-stage findings of HPT.
Common involvements are skull and pelvic girdle.
We describe a case of 46-year-old female hemodialysis patient, with secondary HPT in whom multiple masses lesions of the left maxillary sinus and frontal bone were radiologically suspected to be brown tumor.
This unusual manifestation of secondary HPT can be expected to occur with increased longevity of patients with renal failure and illustrates the need to include brown tumor in the differential diagnosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Artul, Suheil& Bowirrat, Abdalla& Yassin, Mustafa& Armaly, Zaher. 2013. Maxillary and Frontal Bone Simultaneously Involved in Brown Tumor due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Hemodialysis Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Artul, Suheil…[et al.]. Maxillary and Frontal Bone Simultaneously Involved in Brown Tumor due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Hemodialysis Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Artul, Suheil& Bowirrat, Abdalla& Yassin, Mustafa& Armaly, Zaher. Maxillary and Frontal Bone Simultaneously Involved in Brown Tumor due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Hemodialysis Patient. Case Reports in Oncological Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-507283
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-507283