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Case Reports
. 2003 Jan;14(1):69-73.
doi: 10.1097/00001665-200301000-00012.

Brown tumor in children with normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: a report of two cases

Ramazan Erkin Unlü  1 , Elmas Abaci, Metin Kerem, Erdem Aksoy, Omer Sensöz
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Case Reports

Brown tumor in children with normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism: a report of two cases

Ramazan Erkin Unlü et al. J Craniofac Surg. 2003 Jan.

Abstract

Brown tumor is an important sign of a number of metabolic bone diseases. Normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism, a rare childhood pathologic finding, reveals itself with brown tumors as the only initial sign. In this study, two cases of normocalcemic hyperparathyroidism accompanied by mandibular brown tumors are presented.

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