| Literature DB >> 28210558 |
Prakasit Chirappapha1, Saowanee Kitudomrat1, Thanaporn Thongjood2, Rangsima Aroonroch3.
Abstract
Bisphosphonates (BPs) are indicated to treat skeletal-related events (SREs) for cancer patients with bone metastasis. We report a 79-year-old woman with advanced stage breast cancer with bone metastasis who was prescribed BPs (zoledronate), then developed osteonecrosis of jaw. We provide a brief review of the pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of this complication.Entities:
Keywords: Breast cancer; bisphosphonate complication; bone metastasis; osteonecrosis of jaws
Year: 2017 PMID: 28210558 PMCID: PMC5293650 DOI: 10.21037/gs.2016.07.04
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gland Surg ISSN: 2227-684X