Brown tumor as a manifestation of a parathyroid adenoma

https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v161i2.467
Hiperparathyroidism Parathyroid adenoma brown tumor

Authors

  • Hasel Nájera
    aveyanada15@gmail.com
    Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Marco Juárez Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Sandra Almengor Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
  • Walter Vásquez-Bonilla Departamento de Patología. Hospital General San Juan de Dios, Guatemala, Guatemala., Guatemala
Vol. 161 No. 2: April - June, 2022
Case Report
January 12, 2022
June 9, 2022

The brown tumor is a benign osteodystrophic bone lesion, characterized by the presence of giant cells and hemosiderin deposits in the bone caused by an abnormal metabolism of calcium and phosphorus due to primary, secondary or tertiary hyperparathy

How to Cite

Brown tumor as a manifestation of a parathyroid adenoma. (2022). Revista médica (Colegio De Médicos Y Cirujanos De Guatemala), 161(2), 222-224. https://doi.org/10.36109/rmg.v161i2.467