title: [Pathological fracture of the mandible: a report of a clinical case treated with clodronate].
abstract: Oral squamous cell carcinoma often invades the mandible. However, the incidence of pathological fractures of the maxillofacial bones is low and their treatment is rarely satisfactory. A patient, too weak to undergo surgery, affected by squamous cell carcinoma of the mandibular region with bone involvement and pathological fracture of the mandible, underwent chemotherapy with carboplatin associated with diphosphonate.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chiurgia Maxillo-Facciale, Università degli Studi Federico II, Napoli.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Califano
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zupi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Maremonti
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Longo
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Mangone
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Marinelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D004002:Clodronic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging
chemical_list: D004002:Clodronic Acid
vernacular_title: Frattura patologica della mandibola: descrizione di un caso clinico trattato con clodronato.