Brown tumor of the sternum.
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.
Kao
Chiung-Lun
CL
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China. sa11421@adm.cgmh.org.tw
Chang
Jen-Ping
JP
Lin
Jui-Wei
JW
Lin
Cheng-Ching
CC
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*