Brown tumor as a result of hyperparathyroidism in an end-stage renal disease patient.

Case Rep Radiol

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nova Southeastern University, FL 33314-7796, USA.

Published: August 2012

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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