Case Report

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Case Report

An Endocrine Jaw Lesion: Dentist Perspective in Diagnosis

Lavanya Kalapala,

¹

Surapaneni Keerthi sai,

¹

Suresh Babburi,

¹

Aparna Venigalla,

¹

Soujanya Pinisetti,

¹

Ajay Benarji Kotti,

¹

and Kiranmai Ganipineni

²

1Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Drs. Sudha & Nageswara Rao Siddhartha Institute of Dental Sciences, Chinoutpalli, Gannavaram, India

2Government Dental College, Vijayawada, India

Correspondence should be addressed to Surapaneni Keerthi sai; keethu.surapaneni@gmail.com Received 30 July 2016; Accepted 26 September 2016

Academic Editor: Yuk-Kwan Chen

Copyright © 2016 Lavanya Kalapala et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Brown tumor is a rare nonneoplastic focal giant cell lesion that occurs in hyperparathyroidism patients with a prevalence rate of 0.1% in jaws. We report an extremely rare case of brown tumor in mandible of a 40-year-old female patient that presented as the first clinical manifestation of hyperparathyroidism. Dentist played a pivotal role in the present case by the early diagnosis of lesion and its intervention.

1. Introduction

Hyperparathyroidism (HPT) is an endocrine disorder occurring due to increased secretion of paratharmone resulting in a complex of clinical, anatomical, and biochemical alterations [1]. HPT is categorized into 4 types: primary HPT is caused by parathyroid adenomas (85%), hyperplasias (10%), and carcinomas (5%). Secondary HPT occurs as a compensatory increase in paratharmone levels due to hypocalcemia or vitamin D deficiency. Tertiary HPT presents in patients with long-standing secondary HPT resulting in autonomous functioning of parathyroid gland. Fourth type is an ectopic variant seen in patients with other malignancies [2]. Many a times, hyperparathyroidism is discovered accidentally on routine biochemical and radiological investigations [3].

One of the skeletal lesions observed in HPT is brown tumor [4], also termed as Von Recklinghausen’s disease of bone or osteitis cystica fibrosa. Due to the presence of exces- sive hemorrhage, vascularization, and hemosiderin deposits grossly, a characteristic brown color is attained and thus the name “BROWN TUMOR” is derived [5]. However, the term is a misnomer since it is not a true neoplasm [6].

Brown tumor is mostly asymptomatic, but occasionally it may present as a painful exophytic mass [1]. Radiographically it appears as a unilocular or multilocular lesion with an

irregular periphery. Histologically it is a focal giant cell lesion which shows multinucleated giant cells within a fibrovascular stroma admixed with areas of hemorrhage and hemosiderin deposits [7].

We report a rare case of brown tumor occurring in mandible of a 40-year-old female patient that was the first clinical manifestation and presented as a multilocular radiolucency, which on further biochemical assessment confirmed the diagnosis of adenoma of parathyroid. Along with this case report other giant cell mimickers of oral cavity are also discussed.

2. Case Report

A 40-year-old female reported to the outpatient department with a chief complaint of pain in the lower left back tooth region since 6 months and associated swelling since 3 months.

The swelling was initially small in size and gradually attained present size. Patient gave a history of weight loss since 1 year and traumatic incident 3 months before. Patient was hypertensive since 3 months and is under medication.

Extraorally, a swelling was observed on the left lower third of the face (Figures 1(a) and 1(b)) and on intraoral examination a swelling of 1× 3 cm was observed extending from distal aspect of 34 to mesial aspect of 37 with no sulcus

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(a) (b) Figure 1: (a, b) Swelling in the left lower side of the mandible.

Figure 2: Intraoral swelling with no obliteration of sulcus.

Figure 3: Radiolucent lesion extending from 34 to 37.

obliteration and associated tooth mobility. Overlying mucosa was normal (Figure 2). On palpation the swelling was hard and tender.

OPG revealed a multilocular radiolucent lesion with well- defined margins was seen in relation to 35 and 36 with thinning out of inferior border of mandible. Loss of lamina dura in relation to 35 and 36 along with loss of continuity of mandibular canal was also observed (Figure 3).

FNAC revealed a reddish colored aspirate (Figure 4), composed of RBCs, lymphocytes, and neutrophils. Incisional biopsy was done and sent for histopathological evaluation.

Figure 4: Aspirated fluid.

On microscopic examination, numerous osteoclast like multinucleated giant cells of varying sizes and shapes which were composed of 10–20 nuclei and dispersed in the back- ground of mononuclear spindle shaped stromal cells were seen. Areas of osteoid, trabecular bone, hemorrhage, and inflammatory component were seen (Figures 5(a) and 5(b)).

A giant cell lesion was diagnosed. But to rule out any meta- bolic disorders, the patient was advised a series of further investigations.

Hematological investigations demonstrated elevated serum calcium and phosphorus levels (13.1 mg% and 10 mg%, resp.) (normal: 8.8–11 mg%; 2.5–4.8 mg%, resp.) along with increased levels of paratharmone (711.3 pg/mL; normal:

12–72 pg/mL). Ultrasound of neck revealed a well-defined hypoechoic lesion of 2.2× 2 × 3.1 cm, located posteriorly and inferiorly to the right lobe of thyroid causing an indentation which was suggestive of a parathyroid adenoma. Skull radio- graphs revealed multiple well-defined osteolytic radiolucent lesions in the parietal and occipital areas (Figure 6).

Based on the clinical, radiographic, histological, and biochemical analyses, a final diagnosis of brown tumor associated with primary hyperparathyroidism was derived.

3. Discussion

Primary hyperparathyroidism is the 3rd most common endocrine disease [8], caused due to parathyroid adenomas,

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Figure 5: (a) Photomicrograph of 10x view shows numerous multinucleated giant cells and hemorrhagic areas. (b) Photomicrograph of 40x view shows multinucleated giant cells of varying size and shape and areas of osteoid.

Figure 6: Skull radiograph showing osteolytic areas.

hyperplasias, or carcinomas [9]. Mostly it is a sporadic disease but may also occur in a familial pattern as autosomal dominant condition like hyperparathyroidism-jaw tumor syndrome (HPT-JT syndrome) and multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) syndrome [10].

HPT is commonly asymptomatic; however some patients may present with nonspecific symptoms like weight loss, GIT, and musculoskeletal disturbances [3] which was in con- cordance with our patient.

Classic skeletal lesions like bone resorption, bone cysts, brown tumors, and generalized osteopenia occur in less than 5% of all HPT cases [4]. The incidence of these skeletal lesions in HPT patients has fallen from 80% to 15% currently, which is attributed to better biochemical monitoring of calcium levels [5].

Brown tumor accounts for 10% of all skeletal lesions with a 0.1% incidence in jaws [5]. It is more common in females

older than 50 years. Gender predilection may be attributed to hormonal imbalances which are common in females more than males [7]. In the present case also the patient was a 40- year-old female.

Brown tumor may involve any part of skeleton but is commonly seen in ribs, clavicle, and pelvis. In head and neck region, mandible is commonly involved compared to maxilla especially the posterior region [11]. The present case was also reported in the posterior mandible.

Symptoms caused by the lesion depend on their size and location. Clinically, brown tumor may present as small asymptomatic swelling in jaws or as a painful exophytic mass which was observed in the present case.

Radiographically brown tumors appear as a well-defined unilocular or multilocular radiolucent lesion with expansion of affected bone. Additional features include subperiosteal resorption of phalanges of index and middle fingers, generalized osteopenia, and focal areas of skull demineralization- salt and pepper appearance [12]. Similar changes were noted in skull radiograph of the present patient. In the jaws, radiolucent lesions are observed with altered trabecular pattern, root resorption, root displacement, and loss of cortication around inferior alveolar canal. A characteristic feature in the jaws is loss of lamina dura surrounding the roots of involved teeth which is also seen in this case [3].

Histopathologically brown tumor exhibits dense fibrob- lastic stroma, areas of cystic degeneration, osteoid, hemorrhage, macrophages with hemosiderin, and multinucleated osteoclastic giant cells [7]. Cystic appearance is due to intra- osseous bleeding and tissue degeneration [5]. Similar features were reported in the present case also.

Histologically brown tumor mimics many other giant cell lesions of head and neck region. Clinical, radiographic, and histological features of giant cell mimickers are discussed in Table 1.

On biochemical investigations, the present case showed hypercalcemia and hyperphosphatemia, along with increased parathyroid hormone level which aided in the confirmatory diagnosis. These alterations may be due to elevated parathyroid hormone which activates the osteolytic pump causing loss of calcium from bone to extracellular fluid resulting in elevated serum calcium levels. Ultrasound, CT scan, or

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(2) Central giant cell granuloma

younger individuals and

occur in the anterior region of

the jaw

Unilocular or multilocular radiolucency

multinucleated giant cells, groups of collagen fibers, numerous foci of extravasated blood, and

hemosiderin

— — —

(3) Giant cell tumor or osteoclastoma

Common in third decade of life

Unilocular or multilocular radiolucency

Giant cells are scattered uniformly; areas of

necrosis are seen

— — —

(4) Aneurysmal bone

cyst

Younger individuals

Multilocular with honeycomb or soap

bubble appearance

Cavernous or sinusoidal blood filled spaces, multinucleated giant

cells, hemosiderin pigment, and new osteoid formation are

seen

— — —

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Noonan-like multiple giant cell

lesion syndrome

Autosomal dominant multiple

congenital anomaly disorder,

characterised by short stature,

craniofacial dysmorphisms,

and congenital heart defects

(CHD)

Multilocular radiolucency

Numerous multinucleated giant cells, spindle shaped

fibroblasts, and perivascular cuffing are

seen

— — —

(6) Cherubism

Painless, symmetric jaw lesions involving common maxilla

Multilocular radiolucencies with

ground glass appearance

Numerous multinucleated giant cells, spindle shaped

fibroblasts, and perivascular cuffing are

seen

— — —

technetium scan techniques can also be used to detect the diseased parathyroid gland [10]. Ultrasound of our patient revealed a hypoechoic lesion lateral to thyroid gland suggest- ing a parathyroid adenoma.

Treatment of HPT is the first step in the management of brown tumor. After parathyroid excision, if the jaw lesions are smaller in size, they tend to regress spontaneously, either completely or partially. If the lesion is large and disfiguring or if the affected bone is weakened, surgical excision of the brown tumors is indicated. Some suggest systemic corticos- teroids initially to decrease the size, followed by surgical excision of the residual lesion [11]. Recurrence is very rare once the hormonal levels revert back. Prognosis of the lesion mainly depends on the evaluation of biochemical parameters after extirpation of parathyroid tumor.

Even though the advancement of various diagnostic process and biochemical tests aids in early diagnosis of HPT, dentists should be aware of possible occurrence of brown tumor involving the jaws of undiagnosed patients as it may be presenting as the first manifestation. Hence it is essential that dentist should have the knowledge about oral manifestations associated with various systemic diseases leading to their early diagnosis.

4. Conclusion

Although the diagnosis of asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism is indicated by detection of elevated levels of calcium on routine biochemical analysis, still there is a possibility of patients presenting with advanced bony lesions.

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Therefore all giant cell lesions occurring in the jaws have to be further evaluated biochemically to rule out primary hyperparathyroidism.

Competing Interests

There is no conflict of interests.

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