Pathologic fracture of the mandible caused by metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma

Pathologic fracture of the mandible caused by metastatic follicular thyroid carcinoma

A pathologic fracture may be an acute event or a chronic long-standing ill-defined problem, and the causes are numerous. The dental practitioner may be the first health care practitioner to see a patient with a pathologic fracture of the jaw. This case report is intended to inform dental practitione...

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Published in:Journal (Canadian Dental Association) Vol. 75; no. 6; pp. 457 - 460
Main Authors: Algahtani, Mohammed, Alqudah, Mansour, Alshehri, Saad, Binahmed, Abdulaziz, Sándor, George K B
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Canada Canadian Dental Assn 01-07-2009
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular - diagnostic imaging
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular - secondary
Adenocarcinoma, Follicular - surgery
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Dental care
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Fractures
Humans
Mandibular Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Mandibular Fractures - pathology
Mandibular Fractures - surgery
Mandibular Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Mandibular Neoplasms - secondary
Mandibular Neoplasms - surgery
Metastasis
Pathology
Radiography
Studies
Thyroid Neoplasms - pathology
Canada
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Summary:A pathologic fracture may be an acute event or a chronic long-standing ill-defined problem, and the causes are numerous. The dental practitioner may be the first health care practitioner to see a patient with a pathologic fracture of the jaw. This case report is intended to inform dental practitioners about pathologic fractures and the need for prompt referral to minimize patient suffering.
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ISSN:0709-8936
1488-2159