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22 October 2022: Articles

Association Between Parafibromin Expression and Presence of Brown Tumors and Jaw Tumors in Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Series of Cases with Review of the Literature

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Rare disease, Congenital defects / diseases, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Michał Popow A , Monika Kaszczewska A , Magdalena Góralska B , Piotr Kaszczewski B* , Agata Skwarek-Szewczyk B , Witold Chudziński B , Krystian Jażdżewski B , Monika Kolanowska B , Magdalena Bogdańska B , Aleksandra Starzyńska-Kubicka B , Zbigniew Gałązka E

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.936135

Am J Case Rep 2022; 23:e936135

Table 1. Clinical features in group of patients with brown and jaw tumors.

IDBrown tumorJaw tumorCDC73/HRPT2 mutationStaining for parafibromin in nucleusPTH [pg/mL] 15–65Ca [mmol/L] 2.15–2.6Pi [mmol/L] 0.81–1.45Duration of hyperpara-thyroidismMEN1, CDKN1B, RET mutationsOther
1Long bones, shouldersNot presentGerminal (pathogenic)NegativeNIDNIDNID>10 yearsNephrolithiasis. Kidney cysts
2RibsNot presentGerminal (pathogenic)Very weak768.73.180.642 years(not pathogenic)Kidney cysts. Nephrolithiasis. Coexistence of RET mutation of unknown pathogenicity
3Iliac, ribs, long bonesPresentAbsentNegative16783.270.92Unknown but >1 yearRET (not pathogenic)Pathological fractures, uterus, ovary and spleen cysts. Nephrolithiasis. Coexistence of RET mutation of unknown pathogenicity
4Long bonesNot presentAbsentPositive22263.090.792 years(pathogenic)Nephrolitiasis, microadenoma of pituitary gland, NET of pancreas
NID – no initial data.

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