Parathyroid adenoma presenting as a pathologic fracture of the femoral neck in an adolescent.
A child presented with osteopenia and non-displaced fractures of the radius and ulna. One year later, a pathologic fracture of the right femoral neck led to the diagnosis and treatment of the parathyroid adenoma. The differential diagnosis of osteopenia in children and adolescents is discussed.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000150:complications; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology