Scanning electron microscopic observation of the brown tumor of the head of mandible

Authors

• Selcuk Tunali, Department of Anatomy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
• Hamdi H. Celik, Department of Anatomy, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara 06100, Turkey. Tel. +90 (312) 305 2356. Fax. +90 (312) 3107169. E-mail: hacelik{at}hacettepe.edu.tr
• Sabri S. Uslu, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Gazi University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
• Mustafa M. Aldur, Department of Anatomy, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.

Abstract

Brown tumors are tumor-like, expansile osteolytic lesions of bone which are seen in both primary and secondary hyperparathyroidism. They generally resolve after surgical treatment of the parathyroid adenoma. Here, we report a case of brown tumor of the mandible of a cadaver with its scanning electron microscopic observation and review of literature.

Article Type

Case Report

First Page

856

Last Page

858

Recommended Citation

Tunali, Selcuk; Celik, Hamdi H.; Uslu, Sabri S.; and Aldur, Mustafa M. (2005) "Scanning electron microscopic observation of the brown tumor of the head of mandible," Saudi Medical Journal: Vol. 26: Iss. 5, Article 30.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/1658-3175.2976