title: Primary hyperparathyroidism presenting as multiple giant cell lesions.
abstract: A case of giant cell lesion as an initial feature of primary hyperparathyroidism is presented. A 55-year-old woman reported with a complaint of swelling and occasional pain in the upper-left posterior region with 2 months' duration. The diagnosis of a giant cell lesion with primary hyperparathyroidism was confirmed on the basis of radiological, biochemical, and histopathological investigative procedures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. bgharshavardhan@yahoo.com
authors.forename: B G Harsha
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Vardhan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saraswathy
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koteeswaran
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D018212:Giant Cell Tumor of Bone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D049950:Hyperparathyroidism, Primary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D010282:Parathyroid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014953:Wrist / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging