An Endocrine Jaw Lesion: Dentist Perspective in Diagnosis

• Main Authors: Lavanya Kalapala (Author), Surapaneni Keerthi sai (Author), Suresh Babburi (Author), Aparna Venigalla (Author), Soujanya Pinisetti (Author), Ajay Benarji Kotti (Author), Kiranmai Ganipineni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brown tumor is a rare nonneoplastic focal giant cell lesion that occurs in hyperparathyroidism patients with a prevalence rate of 0.1% in jaws. We report an extremely rare case of brown tumor in mandible of a 40-year-old female patient that presented as the first clinical manifestation of hyperparat...