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Multiple ‘Brown Tumors’ Masquerading as Metastatic Bone Disease
‘Brown tumors’ are known as ‘osteitis fibrosa cystica’ or ‘Von Recklinghausen’s disease’ of the bone. A high index of suspicion is required by the treating doctor for diagnosing a ‘brown tumor’ in its early stage. Clinical suspicion, along with laboratory and radiological investigations, is required...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4727955/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26848420 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.431 |
Sumario: | ‘Brown tumors’ are known as ‘osteitis fibrosa cystica’ or ‘Von Recklinghausen’s disease’ of the bone. A high index of suspicion is required by the treating doctor for diagnosing a ‘brown tumor’ in its early stage. Clinical suspicion, along with laboratory and radiological investigations, is required to diagnose this condition. We present a case of a 65-year-old woman who had multiple bony lesions and a thyroid nodule, which was initially considered as a metastatic bone disease, but later turned out to be ‘brown tumors.' In all cases with multiple osteolytic lesions, a possibility of ‘brown tumor’ must be kept in mind. |
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