1.Brown Tumor of the Patella Caused by Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Case Report.
Tomoko IRIE ; Taro MAWATARI ; Satoshi IKEMURA ; Gen MATSUI ; Takahiro IGUCHI ; Hiroaki MITSUYASU
Korean Journal of Radiology 2015;16(3):613-616
It has been reported that the common sites of brown tumors are the jaw, pelvis, ribs, femurs and clavicles. We report our experience in a case of brown tumor of the patella caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. An initial radiograph and CT showed an osteolytic lesion and MR images showed a mixed solid and multiloculated cystic tumor in the right patella. One month after the parathyroidectomy, rapid bone formation was observed on both radiographs and CT images.
Adult
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Bone Density
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Bone Neoplasms/*etiology/radiography/*surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Hyperparathyroidism, Primary/*complications/*surgery
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Parathyroidectomy
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Patella/*pathology/radiography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed