PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Fathima Fijula Palot Manzil
AU  - Pradeep Bhambhvani
AU  - Surjith Vattoth
AU  - Shree Krishna Subedi
AU  - Asim Kumar Bag
AU  - Janis P. O’Malley
TI  - Primary Hyperparathyroidism–Related Brown Tumors Mimicking Other Giant Cell–Containing Skeletal Tumors: Role of Correlative Imaging in Diagnosis
AID  - 10.2967/jnmt.112.115204
DP  - 2013 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology
PG  - 46--48
VI  - 41
IP  - 1
4099  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/41/1/46.short
4100  - http://tech.snmjournals.org/content/41/1/46.full
SO  - J. Nucl. Med. Technol.2013 Mar 01; 41
AB  - A patient initially suspected of having a giant cell granuloma was subsequently found—through additional imaging with 99mTc-sestamibi and ultrasound—to have osteolytic brown tumors caused by a parathyroid adenoma. Brown tumors that relate to primary hyperparathyroidism may mimic other skeletal tumors that contain giant cells, presenting difficulty with accurate diagnosis. Correlative imaging can have a valuable role in such cases, potentially avoiding the extensive work-up usually done for suspected bone metastases.