Diagnosis and Clinico-Radiological Presentation in an Aggressive Maxillary Brown Tumour
Published: May 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4358
Abhishek Ranjan Pati, Mubeen, Vijayalakshmi KR, Chandravir Singh
1. Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences & SUM Hospital, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India.
2. Professor and HOD, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Oral Medicine & Radiology, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bangalore, India.
4. Senior Resident, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Maulana Azad Institute of Dental Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Abhishek Ranjan Pati,
Room No 101, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Institute of Dental Sciences & SUM Hospital,
K-8 Kalinga Nagar, Bhubaneshwar-751030, Odisha, India.
Phone: 8763429793, Fax Number: 0674-2386336, E-mail: patiabhi@gmail.com
Brown’s tumour is an uncommon focal giant cell lesion which arises as a result of the effect of increased parathyroid hormone on bone tissues in hyperparathyroidism. The mandible is the predominantly affected site in the maxillofacial area and a maxillary involvement is rare. The severity of the lesion, caused by a Brown’s tumour, may lead to evident osteolysis and gross deformity in the maxillofacial region, which suggests the need for making an early diagnosis and giving prompt treatment. We are reporting a male patient who presented with a massive painful swelling in the right maxilla as the first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism, caused by a parathyroid adenoma.
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