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ArticleBMJ case reports2019

Uncommon presentation of medication-related osteonecrosis of the mandible in a patient with metastatic prostate cancer.

Meera Thavarajah, Rahul Jayaram

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2019. 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
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 43% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Meera ThavarajahOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.
Rahul JayaramOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford, Hertfordshire, UK.
West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

An 82-year-old man with a background of prostate carcinoma and bony metastases presented with bilateral discharging neck fistulae. Two years prior to presentation, the patient had been treated with intravenous zoledronic acid for 1 year as part of chemotherapy. Intraoral examination revealed extensive bilateral medication-related osteonecrosis, with orocutaneous fistulae within the neck. Treatment comprised removal of loose necrotic bone sequestrae, debridement of the fistulae and long-term administration of antibiotics, vitamin E and pentoxifylline. Four weeks later, the orocutaneous fistulae had healed.

Indexed as

Aged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsBone Density Conservation AgentsFree Radical ScavengersHumansMaleMandibleOsteonecrosisPentoxifyllineProstatic NeoplasmsVitamin EZoledronic AcidAnti-Bacterial AgentsBone Density Conservation AgentsFree Radical ScavengersPentoxifyllineVitamin EZoledronic Aciddentistry and oral medicinemouthoncologyprostate cancer

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PMID30814104
PMCPMC6398671
OpenAlexW2915821163

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