Hyperparathyroid crisis in a patient with a giant brown tumor of the iliac bone: a case report.
We observed a patient with a giant brown tumor of the iliac bone due to hyperparathyroidism. There was a risk of pathologic fracture due to huge cysts produced by bone absorption. In hyperparathyroid crisis, control of severe hypercalcemia is difficult without resection of the parathyroid gland.
Ishikawa
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Medical School, Okayama, Japan.
Ozaki
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Kawai
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Inoue
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Doihara
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D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006934:Hypercalcemia / Q000209:etiology; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications*; D007085:Ilium; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications