An Endocrine Jaw Lesion: Dentist Perspective in Diagnosis

Brown tumor is a rare nonneoplastic focal giant cell lesion that occurs in hyperparathyroidism patients with a prevalence rate of 0.1% in jaws. We report an extremely rare case of brown tumor in mandible of a 40-year-old female patient that presented as the first clinical manifestation of hyperparat...

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Main Authors: Lavanya Kalapala, Surapaneni Keerthi sai, Suresh Babburi, Aparna Venigalla, Soujanya Pinisetti, Ajay Benarji Kotti, Kiranmai Ganipineni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Dentistry
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2582038

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