Diagnostic Radiology/Musculoskeletal Imaging/Metabolic Basic/Brown tumor

Brown tumors are more common in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism, however, due to the increased prevalence of secondary hyperparathyroidism, there are more brown tumors from secondary hyperparathyroidism than form primary hyperparathyroidism. It is difficult to differentiate a Brown Tumor from a giant cell tumor or fibrous dysplasia; however, other signs of hyperparathyroidism should be present.

References

• Hyperparathyroidism by Adam Myhre, M.D., University of Washington Department of Radiology
• Cooper KL. Radiology of metabolic bone disease. Endocrinology Metabolism Clinics of North America. 1989; 18(4): 955-76.
• Manaster BJ, et al. Musculoskeletal Imaging: the Requisites. Second Edition. Mosby, 2002.
• Weissleder R, et al. Primer of Diagnostic Imaging. Second Edition. Mosby, 1997.