title: Brown tumour of the spine in a renal transplant patient.
abstract: We report a 30-year-old male who had undergone a renal transplant and suffered with secondary hyperparathyroidism. He presented with back pain and minimal neurological deterioration, caused by a thoracic brown tumour. The imaging findings, surgical treatment of the spinal lesion and outcome are discussed. We also discuss primary medical therapy and suggest a rational approach to further imaging of patients in whom brown tumour is suspected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford Park, Adelaide 5042, Australia. drnomanzaheer@yahoo.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noman Zaheer
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Byrne
authors.forename: Santosh I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Poonnoose
authors.forename: Nikitas J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Vrodos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006962:Hyperparathyroidism, Secondary / Q000150:complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery