Bilateral brown tumor of the jaw. Apropos of a case

A 42 years old woman was seen October 1987 because of tumor on the left maxilla. Removal of the lesion and histologic examination conclude at myeloplaxe tumor. A second giant cell lesion appears in the right maxilla 2 years later. The diagnosis of brown tumor was confirmed by the discovery of a para...

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Published in:	Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale Vol. 92; no. 2; p. 116
Main Authors:	Khochtali, H, Ach, K, Jlidi, R, Bouhaouala, H, Ben Gaid Hassine, N, Essakly, M K, Hamza, F, Turki, A, Ben Ismail, S, Zbidi, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	French
Published:	France 1991
Subjects:	Adenoma - pathology Adult Diagnosis, Differential Female Giant Cell Tumors - pathology Granuloma, Giant Cell - pathology Humans Maxillary Diseases - pathology Maxillary Neoplasms - pathology Neoplasms, Multiple Primary - pathology Parathyroid Neoplasms - pathology
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Summary:	A 42 years old woman was seen October 1987 because of tumor on the left maxilla. Removal of the lesion and histologic examination conclude at myeloplaxe tumor. A second giant cell lesion appears in the right maxilla 2 years later. The diagnosis of brown tumor was confirmed by the discovery of a parathyroid adenoma. We discuss about this case diagnosis difficulty of brown tumor from the others giant cell lesions of the jaws.
ISSN:	0035-1768