Giant cell lesion associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism: case report. Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • A child with a giant cell lesion (brown tumor) associated with secondary hyperparathyroidism due to chronic renal failure was reported. The patient presented at age 6 years, 5 months with swelling in the right mandible that was biopsied and diagnosed histologically as a giant cell lesion. The patient received a successful kidney transplant 8 months later and the giant cell lesion resolved during the 17 months following the operation.

published proceedings

  • Pediatr Dent

author list (cited authors)

  • McWhorter, A. G., & Layton, S

citation count

  • 6

complete list of authors

  • McWhorter, AG||Layton, S

publication date

  • March 1989