Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Brown tumour is a rare, benign, tumour-like lesion of bones.The presence of brown tumour is a rare complication of uncontrolled primary, secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism.Brown tumours can be solitary or multifocal and are most commonly located in ribs, clavicles, pelvic girdle, extremities and facial bones (maxilla, mandible, and hard palate).A diagnosis of brown tumour in hyperparathyroidism is established by evaluation of serum calcium, phosphorus and ...