Widespread presentation of brown tumors mimicking multiple myeloma

Abstract Brown tumors or osteitis fibrosa cystica has become a rare presentation of primary hyperparathyroidism in up-to-date clinical practice. Here, we describe a case of longstanding untreated hyperparathyroidism presenting itself with brown tumors in a 65-year-old patient. During the diagnostic...

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Main Authors: Julien Duyck, Katrien Spincemaille, Jan Verfaillie, Caressa Meert, Kristoff Muylle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-06-01
Series:European Journal of Hybrid Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41824-023-00168-3