Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	50916
Country	China

Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Huge brown tumor of rib in an unlocatable hyperparathyroidism patient with “self-recovered” serum calcium and parathyroid hormone: A case report
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Wen-Da Wang, Ning Zhang, Qiang Qu and Xiao-Dong He
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Xiao-Dong He, MD, Doctor, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Shuaifuyuan 1, Beijing 100730, China. hexiaodong@pumch.cn
Key Words	Brown tumor; Hyperparathyroidism; Unlocatable; Self-recovered; Resection; Case report
Core Tip	This is a very interesting case of unlocatable hyperparathyroidism (HPT). The patient presented a huge mass on her left chest wall. However, the serum Ca and parathyroid hormone were both normal pre- and post-operation, and the diagnosis was difficult to make. The mass was thought to be caused by HPT probably, but a malignancy could not be ruled out. Finally, the pathology proved that the mass was a brown tumor. Because the patient experienced serum calcium and parathyroid hormone “self-recovery”, she did not get exploratory surgery for HPT and was in regular follow-up.
Citation	Wang WD, Zhang N, Qu Q, He XD. Huge brown tumor of rib in an unlocatable hyperparathyroidism patient with “self-recovered” serum calcium and parathyroid hormone: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2019; 7(24): 4321-4326

Received	2019-08-17 05:09
Peer-Review Started	2019-08-17 05:10
To Make the First Decision	2019-09-27 01:14
Return for Revision	2019-10-15 03:16
Revised	2019-10-17 07:19
Second Decision	2019-11-14 09:11
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2019-11-15 01:58
Articles in Press	2019-11-15 01:58
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2019-11-30 23:31
Typeset the Manuscript	2019-12-12 05:31

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