title: Mandibular brown tumor as the first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism: A case report.
abstract: Patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (brown tumor) are usually asymptomatic and clinical presentation of the tumor in the jaws is rarely the first sign of the disease. We report a 45-year-old female patient who presented with a mandibular swelling as the first sign of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Department, Al Basheer Hospital, PO Box 13930, Amman 1942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Muna
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alhusban
authors.forename: Zaid H
authors.initials: ZH
authors.lastname: Baqain
keywords: Brown tumor; Giant cell lesion; Parathyroid adenoma; Primary hyperparathyroidism