Multiple brown tumors mistaken for bone metastases. Computed tomography imaging findings

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine

Alicia Fernández¹  Rosario Sánchez²  Luz M. Morán³  Mojdeh Moeinvaziri³ 

[1] General Practitioner Department, Hospital Universitary Puerta de Hierro, C/ Manuel de Falla, 1, 28222 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain;Pathology Department, Hospital Universitary Puerta de Hierro, C/ Manuel de Falla,1, 28222 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain;Radiology Department, Hospital Universitary Puerta de Hierro, C/ Manuel de Falla, 1, 28222 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain;

关键词: Brown tumor;    Bone metastases;    Hyperparathyroidism;    Computed tomography (CT);   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ejrnm.2016.03.001

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

In daily practice, when multiple osteolytic lesions are seen on imaging studies, metastatic bone disease is the first diagnostic impression. We herein present a case of a 45-year-old man, without any known tumor, who was evaluated for multiple osteolytic lesions with a strong suspicion of bone metastasis, but the radiological and biochemical findings suggested a hyperparathyroidism. Therefore, whenever multiple osteolytic lesions are found in a patient without any known tumor, metabolic bone diseases including hyperparathyroidism should be highly considered.

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