Giant cell lesion associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism: case report.
A child with a giant cell lesion (brown tumor) associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure was reported. The patient presented at age 6 years, 5 months with swelling in the right mandible that was biopsied and diagnosed histologically as a giant cell lesion. The patient received a successful kidney transplant 8 months later and the giant cell lesion resolved during the 17 months following the operation.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005870:Giant Cell Tumors / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications*; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*