Brown Tumour in a Patient with Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Resistant to Medical Therapy: Case Report on Successful Treatment after Subtotal Parathyroidectomy

Brown tumour represents a serious complication of hyperparathyroidism. Differential diagnosis, based on histological examination, is only presumptive and clinical, radiological and laboratory data are necessary for definitive diagnosis. Here we describe a case of a brown tumour localised in the max...

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Main Authors: Nicola Di Daniele, Stefano Condò, Michele Ferrannini, Marta Bertoli, Valentina Rovella, Laura Di Renzo, Antonino De Lorenzo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/827652