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ea0032p108 | Bone and Osteoporosis | ECE2013

A case of 23 years old woman with primary hyperparathyroidism presenting with pathological fracture and brown tumors detected by scintigraphy

Canat M Masum , Ozturk Feyza Yener , Erol Selvinaz , Uludag Mehmet , Altuntas Yuksel

Introduction: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) occurs a peak incidence between ages 50 and 60 and the classical bone disease of PHPT or pathological fractures due to PHPT is rarely seen today. Furthermore brown tumor detected with Tc-99m MIBI scintigraphy exists in literature infrequently.Case: A 23 years old woman presented with left arm pain admitted in Department of Orthopaedics for pathological fracture in left humerus. As a result of investigation...