Brown Tumors Due to Primary Hyperparathyroidism in a Patient with Parathyroid Carcinoma Mimicking Skeletal Metastases on 18F-FDG PET/CT
Parathyroid carcinoma only represents <1% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). Even rare, chronic PHPT may lead to excessive osteoclast activity, and the increased resorption leads to destruction of cortical bone and formation of fibrous cysts with deposits of hemosiderin—so-ca...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Diagnostics |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/5/3/290 |