Case Reports in Radiology (Jan 2011)
Brown Tumor as a Result of Hyperparathyroidism in an End-Stage Renal Disease Patient
Abstract
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.