A brown tumor after biliopancreatic diversion for severe obesity.

A case of a brown tumor due to iatrogenic malabsorption following biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) is presented. A 52 year old women with a history of BPD 2 years before was referred to orthopedic surgery because of a painful lytic lesion of the left ankle. A bone biopsy revealed a giant cell tumor c...

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Main Authors: Benhalima, K, Katrien, B, Mertens, A, Ann, M, Van den Bruel, A, Annick, V, Laga, K, Katrien, L, Vanderschueren, D, Dirk, V, Samson, I, Ignace, S, Van Damme, B, Boudewijin, V, Bouillon, R, Roger, B
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2009