Bisphosphonate-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Mimicking Bone Metastasis

Osteonecrosis of the jaw is usually a potential complication of bisphosphonate therapy. In a cancer patient, this disease entity can be misdiagnosed as a metastatic lesion. Our aim is to make clinicians aware of bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaw to prevent misdiagnosis and initiate...

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Main Authors: Geetika Bhatt, Aashish Bhatt, Anthony E. Dragun, Xiao-Feng Li, A. Cahid Civelek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/281812

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