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ReviewJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2017

Molecular Pathogenesis and Diagnostic Imaging of Metastatic Jaw Tumors.

Kenniyan Kumar Srichinthu, Arjun Parameshwar Raveendran, Periyasamy Tamilthangam, Joseph Joe, Charanya Duraisamy, Thukanayakanpalayam Ragunathan Yoithapprabhunath, Chitturi Ravi Teja

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Review in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pattern and Outcome of Metastatic Malignant Lesions to the Jaws: A Systematic Review of 594 Cases.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Kenniyan Kumar SrichinthuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, KSR Institute of Dental Science and Research, Elayampalayam, Thiruchengodu, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Arjun Parameshwar RaveendranDepartments of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Perumthuruthy, Kerela, India.
Periyasamy TamilthangamDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Elayampalayam, Thiruchengodu, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Joseph JoeDepartments of Orthodontics, Pushpagiri College of Dental Sciences, Perumthuruthy, Kerela, India.
Charanya DuraisamyDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Manipur, India.
Thukanayakanpalayam Ragunathan YoithapprabhunathDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Vivekanandha Dental College for Women, Elayampalayam, Thiruchengodu, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India.
Chitturi Ravi TejaDepartment of Oral Biology, The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago.
Pushpagiri Medical College · INSwami Vivekanand College of Pharmacy · INUniversity of the West Indies · TT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis is the spread of malignant cells from a primary tumor to distant sites through lymphatics or blood vessels. Malignant lesions metastasizing to the oral and perioral region are a rarity indeed. Malignant lesions could metastasize to both soft tissue of oral cavity and the hard tissues of the jaws and recent meta-analysis showed that metastasis is more common in the jaws than oral soft tissues because of rich vascular supply. The incidence is very low when compared to the incidence of primary oral cancers; nevertheless, one has to include in the diagnostic workup, metastatic malignant lesions, when an irregular ill-defined radiolucency or radiodensity with ragged edges in noted. It could be a challenging task for a diagnostician, in cases with the presence and location of the primary tumor is unknown. Advanced oral imaging technologies and biochemical markers play a vital role in diagnosing such lesions.

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Biochemical markersimaging sciencemalignanciesmetastasisoral cancer

Identifiers

PMID29284928
PMCPMC5731004
OpenAlexW2776880492

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