ea0031p28 | Bone | SFEBES2013
McElwaine Fred
, Courtney Hamish
, Mullan Karen
A 37-year-old woman presented with a short history of left arm pain. X-ray indicated a lytic lesion of the scapula. Calcium was elevated at 3.25 mmol/l (normal 2.22.6) with parathyroid hormone (PTH) 936 pg/ml (570). Upon questioning she reported nocturia, polydipsia and dyspepsia. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed brown tumours in the scapula, clavicle and hand. A superior parathyroid adenoma was excised with normalisation of calcium. Bone biopsy of the scapular ...