Alveolar ridge mass with multifocal intraosseous radiolucent lesions

Multiple myeloma may manifest with a variety of intraoral clinical findings, including bone pain and paresthesia, soft-tissue swelling or mass, toothache, tooth mobility or movement, bony expansion, and radiographic findings generally in the form of multiple radiolucencies that may have a punched-ou...

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Published inThe Journal of the American Dental Association (1939) Vol. 142; no. 4; pp. 411 - 414
Main Authors Fitzpatrick, Sarah G., DDS, Dashti, Hussain, DDS, Cohen, Donald M., DMD, MS, MBA, Bhattacharyya, Indraneel, DDS, MSD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Elsevier Inc 01.04.2011
American Dental Association
Subjects
Biopsy
Dental care
Dental health
Dentistry
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Mandibular Neoplasms - diagnosis
Medical diagnosis
Middle Aged
Multiple myeloma
Multiple Myeloma - diagnosis
Plasma Cells - pathology
Radiation therapy
Radiography, Panoramic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Multiple myeloma may manifest with a variety of intraoral clinical findings, including bone pain and paresthesia, soft-tissue swelling or mass, toothache, tooth mobility or movement, bony expansion, and radiographic findings generally in the form of multiple radiolucencies that may have a punched-out appearance. In cases that appear initially in the oral cavity, it may be difficult to differentiate clinically and radiographically between multiple myeloma or plasmacytoma and a range of other differential diagnoses, including even inflammatory lesions such as osteomyelitis. Here, Fitzpatrick et al present a case of a 56-year-old woman who had painful swelling of the left mandibular vestibule.
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ISSN:0002-8177
1943-4723
DOI:10.14219/jada.archive.2011.0196