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Published in: Insights into Imaging 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Ultrasound | Educational Review

Imaging of brown tumours: a pictorial review

Authors: Cheng Xie, Maria Tsakok, Nia Taylor, Karen Partington

Published in: Insights into Imaging | Issue 1/2019

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Abstract

Brown tumours do not represent neoplastic process, but they are focal bony lesions due to bone remodelling from either primary or secondary hyperparathyroidism. Their incidence is also low. The current literature on brown tumour is mainly in the form of case reports that focus on single affected sites. This pictorial review describes the full imaging workup and pathway of suspected brown tumour in the setting of both primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. It aims to illustrate the management strategy to aid both clinicians and radiologists in suspected cases of brown tumour. We highlight the complementary roles that different imaging modalities can play in different settings including the importance of parathyroid ultrasound, 99mTc-sestamibi scintigraphy and SPECT/CT in the localisation of the parathyroid adenoma. We present cases with full clinical and imaging workup in both the acute and chronic setting and scenarios that require exclusion of primary and secondary bone malignancies.
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Metadata
Title
Imaging of brown tumours: a pictorial review
Authors
Cheng Xie
Maria Tsakok
Nia Taylor
Karen Partington
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Insights into Imaging / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1869-4101
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-019-0757-z

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