Metastatic tumors in the jaws - A retrospective study of 114 cases
Metastatic tumors in the jaws - A retrospective study of 114 cases
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DOI:
10.14219/jada.archive.2006.0112
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发表时间:
2006-12-01
影响因子:
3.9
通讯作者:
Meyrowitz, Samuel
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作者:
D'Silva, Nisha J.;Summerlin, Don-John;Meyrowitz, Samuel
Background. Malignancies involving the bones are metastatic tumors more commonly than primary tumors. In this retrospective study, the authors review metastatic disease in the jaws.Methods. The authors retrieved cases of metastatic disease in the jaws over a 45-year period from the pathology archives at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Ann Arbor, and Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis.Results. The authors conducted a retrospective analysis of 114 cases of metastatic disease in the jaws and found that approximately 60 percent of subjects had no history of malignancy. The sex distribution was equivalent. Mandibular predilection was more prominent in females than in males. Metastases from the breast were significantly greater than those from the lung and prostate (P