| Literature DB >> 18638085 |
Faissal Tarrass1, Meryem Benjelloun, Tarik Bensaha.
Abstract
Marked enlargement of the jaws is a rare complication of renal osteodystrophy. This report describes a localized enlargement of the mandible due to a brown tumor in a patient undergoing chronic hemodialysis. Literature on jaw involvement in secondary hyperparathyroidism is reviewed.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18638085 DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-4758.2008.00273.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Hemodial Int ISSN: 1492-7535 Impact factor: 1.812