Author/Authors :
Mirzashahi، Babak نويسنده Orthopedic Department, Imam Hospital Complex, Joint
Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical
Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran , , Vahedian-Ardakani، Mohammad نويسنده Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Vahedian-Ardakani, Mohammad , Farzan، Abdonaser نويسنده Department of Neurosurgery, Mofid Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Farzan, Abdonaser
Abstract :
Brown tumors may occur secondary to hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic renal failure (CKD). They are increasingly rare because hyperparathyroidism in now diagnosed and treated at an early stage. We report 67-year-old man who had been on hemodialysis for CRF for over 3 years, who presented with back pain over the thoracolumbar junction from 2 years ago and because of pain he could not stand or walk in the last 3 months before surgery. Ambulation was regained after surgical decompression and stabilization. In conclusion, when brown tumor arises in the spine, surgery may be needed to preserve neurologic function.
