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Salt and Pepper Skull

A term referring to punctate and granular decalcification of bone alternating with focal mineralization, which is classically seen in the skull of patients with primary hyperparathyroidism. These lesions are relatively uncommon as the disease rarely evolves to this advanced stage

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