Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaws in advanced stage breast cancer was detected from bone scan: a case report

Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaws in advanced stage breast cancer was detected from bone scan: a case report

Bisphosphonates (BPs) are indicated to treat skeletal-related events (SREs) for cancer patients with bone metastasis. We report a 79-year-old woman with advanced stage breast cancer with bone metastasis who was prescribed BPs (zoledronate), then developed osteonecrosis of jaw. We provide a brief rev...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gland surgery 2017-02, Vol.6 (1), p.93-100
Hauptverfasser: Chirappapha, Prakasit, Kitudomrat, Saowanee, Thongjood, Thanaporn, Aroonroch, Rangsima
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Bisphosphonates (BPs) are indicated to treat skeletal-related events (SREs) for cancer patients with bone metastasis. We report a 79-year-old woman with advanced stage breast cancer with bone metastasis who was prescribed BPs (zoledronate), then developed osteonecrosis of jaw. We provide a brief review of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this complication.
ISSN:2227-684X
2227-8575
DOI:10.21037/gs.2016.07.04