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==Brown tumour== | ==Brown tumour== | ||
===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*''Not'' a true neoplasm | *''Not'' a true neoplasm.<ref name=pmid16775919>{{cite journal |author=Meydan N, Barutca S, Guney E, ''et al.'' |title=Brown tumors mimicking bone metastases |journal=J Natl Med Assoc |volume=98 |issue=6 |pages=950–3 |year=2006 |month=June |pmid=16775919 |pmc=2569361 |doi= |url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2569361/?page=1 }}</ref> | ||
**If ''tumour'' is understood as a synonym for ''neoplasm'', the name is a misnomer. | |||
**May (clinically) mimic a true neoplasm. | **May (clinically) mimic a true neoplasm. | ||
*Due to hyperparathyroidism - usually [[parathyroid adenoma]]. | *Due to hyperparathyroidism - usually [[parathyroid adenoma]]. |
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