Massive brown tumors of the jaw: A case report.

SAGE Open Med Case Rep

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Rabat, Mohammed V Military Hospital, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco.

Published: June 2023

Brown tumors are non-neoplastic bone lesions caused by an abnormal remodeling of the bone that may occur with primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism. Their radiological aspect: lytic and aggressive can easily be misdiagnosed for a malignant origin hence the importance of knowing that diagnosis is to be considered through both clinical context and radiological semiology, which will be detailed via this case of a 32-year-old female patient with an end-stage kidney disease, admitted for facial disfiguration and palpable masses corresponding to brown tumors affecting the maxilla and the mandibular bone.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10278393PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2050313X231180370DOI Listing

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