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A Brown Tumor of Tibial Diaphysis Masquerading as Malignancy

A cortical lesion of the tibial diaphysis in a young patient poses a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. Brown tumors, although not very common, may mimic malignancies on radiographs. Brown tumors are destructive lytic lesions of the bone due to increased osteoclastic activity and fibroblastic pr...

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Published in:Cureus
Main Authors: Vaishya, Raju, Agarwal, Amit Kumar, Vijay, Vipul, Vaish, Abhishek
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Cureus 2017
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5503226/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28698829
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1319
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