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This case of sarcoidosis mimicking metastatic breast cancer serves as a reminder of the need to consider differential diagnoses even when the clinical scenario and imaging findings are highly suggestive of metastases. Abstract This case of sarcoidosis mimicking metastatic breast cancer serves as a reminder of the need to consider differential diagnoses
Heidi Vieira+7 more
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Hypercalcemia in a patient with a bowing femur
Hypercalcemia in PDB is rare; its occurrence requires thorough investigations as it may reveal several diseases, such as primary hyperparathyroidism, malignant transformation, metastases, or myeloma. Abstract Hypercalcemia in PDB is rare; its occurrence requires thorough investigations as it may reveal several diseases, such as primary ...
Maroua Slouma+6 more
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Background. Parathyroid carcinoma (PC) is the rarest endocrine cancer and an infrequent cause of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT), responsible for less than 1% of cases. Due to its rarity, treatment is challenging. Methods. A retrospective cohort study on 462 patients referred for parathyroidectomy to Thyroid and Parathyroid Unit at Santi Paolo e ...
Loredana De Pasquale+6 more
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Can Vitamin D Therapy Contribute to the Conservative Resolution of Osteolytic Lesions of the Jaws?
Osteolytic lesions of the jaw are not uncommon. Such lesions usually arise from local pathologies, but some have systemic backgrounds. We describe a 12‐year‐old girl who presented with an asymptomatic left mandibular swelling. The bony swelling was corresponding to a radiolucent lesion in the left premolar/molar region.
Kamis Gaballah+4 more
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Maxillary and Frontal Bone Simultaneously Involved in Brown Tumor due to Secondary Hyperparathyroidism in a Hemodialysis Patient [PDF]
Brown tumors are rare focal giant cell lesions of the bone caused by primary hyperparathyroidism (HPT). Brown tumor was reported in 1891; it presents as the end-stage findings of HPT. Common involvements are skull and pelvic girdle. We describe a case of
Armaly, Zaher+3 more
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Generalised osteitis fibrosa cystica due to secondary hyperparathyroidism in chronic kidney disease
Secondary hyperparathyroidism is a frequent complication of patients with chronic kidney disease and is characterized by excessive serum parathyroid hormone levels and an imbalance in calcium and phosphorus metabolism.
Sundar K Shrestha, A Tayal
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Semir Abdi Usmael,1 Sisay Molla Ansa,1 Derejie Woldesilasie Tufa2 1Department of Internal Medicine, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Science, Harar, Ethiopia; 2Department of Radiology, Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical ...
Usmael SA, Ansa SM, Tufa DW
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Widespread presentation of brown tumors mimicking multiple myeloma
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 ...
Julien Duyck+4 more
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Large parathyroid adenomas: Potential mechanisms to reconcile adenoma size and disease phenotype [PDF]
Parathyroid adenomas weighing more than 3.5 g are reported variously as atypical , large or giant parathyroid adenomas. All such adenomas are rare variants accounting for no more than 1.5% of all parathyroid adenomas.
Athimulam, Shobana+7 more
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Bone health in patients undergoing surgery for primary hyperparathyroidism at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa [PDF]
Background: Increased bone resorption is a well-described consequence of primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). In South Africa, little is known about the impact of PHPT on skeletal health.Objective: To determine the prevalence of decreased bone mineral ...
Beviss-Challinor, K.+5 more
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