title: Brown tumor of the sternum.
abstract: The skeletal changes of severe hyperparathyroidism, known as osteitis fibrosa cystica, are now rarely encountered, because hyperparathyroidism is currently being diagnosed and treated at an early stage. Herein, a case of brown tumor of the sternum is reported; our report adds histologic data on this type of tumor to the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China. sa11421@adm.cgmh.org.tw
authors.forename: Chiung-Lun
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Jen-Ping
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: Jui-Wei
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Cheng-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006961:Hyperparathyroidism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010002:Osteitis Fibrosa Cystica / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010280:Parathyroid Glands; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*