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 practitioners about pathologic fractures and the need for prompt referral to minimize patient suffering.
Algahtani
Mohammed
M
The Hospital for Sick Children, S-525, 555 University Ave., Toronto, ON M5G1X8. george.sandor@utoronto.ca
Alqudah
Mansour
M
Alshehri
Saad
S
Binahmed
Abdulaziz
A
Sándor
George K B
GK
D018263:Adenocarcinoma, Follicular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013964:Thyroid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*