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Brown tumor as an unusual but preventable cause of spinal cord compression: Case report and review of the literature

Brown tumor (BT), also known as osteoclastoma, may appear in the context of primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. Spinal cord compression due to the BT is extremely rare. We present here an unusual case of BT involving thoracal spine and mandible. A 26-year-old woman, who had been on hemodialys...

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Autores principales: Tayfun, Hakan, Metin, Orakdöğen, Hakan, Somay, Zafer, Berkman, Vardar, Aker Fügen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4038866/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24891890
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/1793-5482.131074