Primary Hyperparathyroidism with Extensive Brown Tumors and Multiple Fractures in a 20-Year-Old Woman
- Authors
- Choi, Ju Hee; Kim, Kyoung Jin; Lee, Ye Jin; Kim, Sun Hwa; Kim, Sin Gon; Jung, Kwang Yoon; Choi, Dong Seop; Kim, Nam Hoon
- Issue Date
- Dec-2015
- Publisher
- KOREAN ENDOCRINE SOC
- Keywords
- Brown tumor; Hyperparathyroidism; Parathyroid neoplasms
- Citation
- ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM, v.30, no.4, pp.614 - 619
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- SCOPUS
KCI
- Journal Title
- ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM
- Volume
- 30
- Number
- 4
- Start Page
- 614
- End Page
- 619
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/91690
- DOI
- 10.3803/EnM.2015.30.4.614
- ISSN
- 2093-596X
- Abstract
- A brown tumor is a benign fibrotic, erosive bony lesion caused by localized, rapid osteoclastic turnover, resulting from hyperparathyroidism. Although brown tumors are one of the most pathognomonic signs of primary hyperparathyroidism, they are rarely seen in clinical practice. In this report, we present a case of 20-year-old woman with recurrent fractures and bone pain. Plain digital radiographs of the affected bones revealed multiple erosive bone tumors, which were finally diagnosed as brown tumors associated with primary hyperparathyroidism due to a parathyroid adenoma. This case shows that multiple, and clinically severe form of brown tumors can even occur in young patients.
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