TY - JOUR
T1 - An exophytic mandibular brown tumor
T2 - An unusual presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism
AU - Angadi, Punnya V.
AU - Rekha, K.
AU - Shetty, S. R.
PY - 2010/2
Y1 - 2010/2
N2 - Case report: A case of 35-year-old male patient with previously undiagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism who presented with an atypical exophytic mandibular swelling is reported. Purpose: The aim is to alert the clinicians to include this entity although extremely rare, in the differential diagnosis of swellings in the maxillofacial region and to highlight another remarkable aspect in the multitude of presentations associated with primary hyperparathyroidism especially in the setting of normocalcemia.
AB - Case report: A case of 35-year-old male patient with previously undiagnosed primary hyperparathyroidism who presented with an atypical exophytic mandibular swelling is reported. Purpose: The aim is to alert the clinicians to include this entity although extremely rare, in the differential diagnosis of swellings in the maxillofacial region and to highlight another remarkable aspect in the multitude of presentations associated with primary hyperparathyroidism especially in the setting of normocalcemia.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10006-009-0186-0
DO - 10.1007/s10006-009-0186-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 19943073
AN - SCOPUS:76649119441
SN - 1865-1550
VL - 14
SP - 67
EP - 69
JO - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
JF - Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
IS - 1
ER -