Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism
Bone involvement in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is characterized by decreased bone mineral density, bone resorption at both trabecular and cortical sites and bone erosions, up to brown tumors (BT) and cysts, the so-called osteitis fibrosa cystica (OFC). Signs and symptoms of OFC include bone...
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doaj-791b24efb2874ccebb8eb49ae328f0202020-11-25T00:05:32ZengAccademia Peloritana dei PericolantiAtti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche1828-65502019-04-01107110.6092/1828-6550/APMB.107.1.2019.CCS31670Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidismGiuseppe Giuffrida0Rosaria M. Ruggeri1Alfredo Campennì2Teresa Malara3Salvatore Giovinazzo4Rosaria Certo5Francesco Trimarchi6Salvatore Cannavò7Michele A. La Rosa8Unit of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaUnit of Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of MessinaUnit of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Images, University of MessinaOrthopaedics and Traumatology Section, Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morpho-Functional Imaging, University of MessinaDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of MessinaDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of MessinaAccademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti at the University of Messina, MessinaDepartment of Human Pathology of Adulthood and Childhood “G. Barresi”, University of MessinaAccademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti at the University of Messina, MessinaBone involvement in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is characterized by decreased bone mineral density, bone resorption at both trabecular and cortical sites and bone erosions, up to brown tumors (BT) and cysts, the so-called osteitis fibrosa cystica (OFC). Signs and symptoms of OFC include bone pain, muscle weakness, skeletal deformities and pathological fractures. In recent years, PHPT has greatly changed its clinical expression, especially in Western countries. For these reason BT, a typical expression of OFC, are always less observed and often mistaken for malignancy. An integrated diagnostic approach, considering first a complete biochemical panel and a confirmation by functional imaging, is crucial for a correct diagnosis, mostly considering that such skeletal manifestations may be reversible after surgical cure of PHPT.http://cab.unime.it/journals/index.php/APMB/article/view/2147osteitis fibrosa cystica, brown tumor, primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy, hungry bone syndrome |
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Giuseppe Giuffrida Rosaria M. Ruggeri Alfredo Campennì Teresa Malara Salvatore Giovinazzo Rosaria Certo Francesco Trimarchi Salvatore Cannavò Michele A. La Rosa Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche osteitis fibrosa cystica, brown tumor, primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy, hungry bone syndrome |
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Giuseppe Giuffrida Rosaria M. Ruggeri Alfredo Campennì Teresa Malara Salvatore Giovinazzo Rosaria Certo Francesco Trimarchi Salvatore Cannavò Michele A. La Rosa |
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Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism |
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Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism |
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Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism |
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Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism |
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Brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism |
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brown tumors: an uncommon manifestation of bone disease in primary hyperparathyroidism |
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Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti |
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Atti della Accademia Peloritana dei Pericolanti - Classe di Scienze Medico-Biologiche |
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1828-6550 |
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2019-04-01 |
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Bone involvement in primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is characterized by decreased bone mineral density, bone resorption at both trabecular and cortical sites and bone erosions, up to brown tumors (BT) and cysts, the so-called osteitis fibrosa cystica (OFC). Signs and symptoms of OFC include bone pain, muscle weakness, skeletal deformities and pathological fractures. In recent years, PHPT has greatly changed its clinical expression, especially in Western countries. For these reason BT, a typical expression of OFC, are always less observed and often mistaken for malignancy. An integrated diagnostic approach, considering first a complete biochemical panel and a confirmation by functional imaging, is crucial for a correct diagnosis, mostly considering that such skeletal manifestations may be reversible after surgical cure of PHPT. |
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osteitis fibrosa cystica, brown tumor, primary hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy, hungry bone syndrome |
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