title: Bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of jaws in advanced stage breast cancer was detected from bone scan: a case report.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Prakasit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chirappapha
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Saowanee
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitudomrat
authors.affiliation: Dental Department, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Thanaporn
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thongjood
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Rangsima
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Aroonroch
keywords: Breast cancer; bisphosphonate complication; bone metastasis; osteonecrosis of jaws