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: Bhatt, Geetika, Bhatt, Aashish, Dragun, Anthony E., Li, Xiao-Feng, Civelek, A. Cahid
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3970248/