Brown tumors mimicking bone metastases

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 950-953

  Meydan, Nezih ^a,b   Barutca, Sabri ^a,b   Guney, Engin ^a,b   Boylu, Sukru ^a,b   Savk, Oner ^a,b   Culhaci, Nil ^a,b   Ayhan, Mediha ^a,b  

^a Adnan Menderes University Medical School ^*

^b ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bone scintigraphy; Brown tumor; Cancer; Hyperparathyroidism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE METASTASIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BONE TUMOR; BROWN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; PARATHYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RARE DISEASE; SCREENING TEST;

BONE NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEITIS FIBROSA CYSTICA; TECHNETIUM;

EID: 33744913017     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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