Scanning electron microscopic observation of the brown tumor of the head of mandible

Saudi Med J. 2005 May;26(5):856-8.

Abstract

Brown tumors are tumor-like, expansile osteolytic lesions of bone which are seen in both primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. They generally resolve after surgical treatment of the parathyroid adenoma. Here, we report a case of brown tumor of the mandible of a cadaver with its scanning electron microscopic observation and review of literature.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cadaver
  • Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Hyperparathyroidism / complications*
  • Male
  • Mandible*
  • Mandibular Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / methods*
  • Middle Aged
  • Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / diagnosis*