What Affects Healing Rates in Patients Treated for Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw? The Role of Operative Therapy and Other Clinical Factors.

Background: In the therapy of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ), the healing rate, effectiveness of operative therapy, and factors associated with healing remain unclear.

Purpose: This study aimed to estimate MRONJ therapy healing rates and identify associated prognostic factors.

Study Design, Setting, Sample: A 25-center prospective cohort study was conducted on 291 patients with MRONJ treated with a common therapeutic protocol during 2013-2016.

Combination treatment with paclitaxel, carboplatin and cetuximab in maxillary sinus cancer: A case report.

The standard treatment for maxillary sinus cancer is surgery; however, surgery for advanced cases often leads to significant aesthetic and functional disability. Combination treatment (induction chemotherapy) with paclitaxel, carboplatin and cetuximab (PCE) can be effective in head and neck cancer. The present study describes the case of a patient with advanced maxillary sinus cancer that was successfully treated using the PCE regimen.

Diffuse-Type Tenosynovial Giant Cell Tumor Arising in the Temporomandibular Joint Extending to the External Auditory Canal: A Case Report and Literature Review.

A 74-year-old Japanese woman with a 1-year history of right preauricular pain and a 2-month history of bleeding from the right ear was admitted to our department. Tumor was observed in the anterior wall in the right external auditory canal. Bony swelling of the right preauricular area was palpated.

G-CSF producing oral carcinoma with diffuse uptake of FDG in the bone marrow: A case report.

A 78-year-old male patient was referred to the Department of Oral Surgery, Hokuto Hospital (Obihiro, Japan) for painless swelling on the left neck and tongue. Histopathological examination of a biopsy specimen resulted in a diagnosis of squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue. Imaging examinations revealed cervical lymph node metastases on both sides, along with diffuse uptake of F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) in the bone marrow of the spine and pelvis.

Maxillary reconstruction using a free deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap combined with vascularised costal cartilages.

In this article, we describe a case of maxillary carcinoma requiring reconstruction in which we used a free deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap combined with vascularised costal cartilages. The DIEP flap was harvested with a rectus abdominis muscle in its cranial side. Eighth and ninth costal cartilages were harvested and connected with the muscle.