Maxillary brown tumor associated with chronic kidney failure: a case report

• Main Authors: Stênio Medeiros Queiroz (Author), Rodrigo Gadelha Vasconcelos (Author), Ana Luiza Dias Leite de Andrade (Author), Adriana Gomes Amorim (Author), Manuel Antonio Gordón-Nuñes (Author), Roseana de Almeida Freitas (Author), Hébel Cavalcanti Galvão (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica, 2013-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The brown tumor is a bone lesion that may affect the entire skeleton, including the maxillary bones. These tumors are characterized as focal giant cell lesions that may be associated with primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism (HPT). Brown tumors are invasive in some cases and an association with...