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Brown tumor

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Presentation

Right hip pain

Patient Data

Age: Adult
Gender: Female

Note: This case has been tagged as "legacy" as it no longer meets image preparation and/or other case publication guidelines.

x-ray

Expansile lytic lesion of the right acetabulum. 

Annotated image

Annotated image of the findings. 

Case Discussion

In a patient with hyperparathyroidism, such lesion could represent a Brown tumor

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