MULTIFOCAL BROWN TUMOR REVEALING PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM

M.Badaoui, M.Touati, K.Filali, S. Louaya.
2019 Zenodo  
The brown tumor or fibrocystic osteitis is a rare bone lesion secondary to hyperparathyroidism. It can affect the whole bone skeleton with sometimes-infrequent locations. We present a case of multiple brown tumors with unusual bone localization revealed by a phosphocalcic metabolic disorder and primary hyperparathyroidism. After hypocalcemic medical treatment and targeted parathyroid surgery, the evolution was favorable with immediate normalization of parathyroid hormone.This case focuses on
more » ... role of 99mTc-Sestamibi functional imaging to optimize the diagnostic orientation and therapeutic strategy of this type of tumor.
doi:10.5281/zenodo.3356050 fatcat:esra7yfq7nhyflp7omjyw5nxpm