Abstract
Purpose:
The decision of whether to perform continuity-sparing or resecting surgery of the jaw in cases of malignant oral tumors is often difficult.
Patients and methods:
To aid in this decision, bone scintigraphy was evaluated retrospectively in 304 patients with a squamous cell carcinoma.
Results:
One hundred forty-five patients showed no accumulation of the radionuclide, and none of them had infiltration by tumor histologically.
Conclusion:
It was concluded that a bone-sparing resection of tumors close to the jaw may be justified when there is a negative bone scan.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
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Adenocarcinoma / secondary
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged, 80 and over
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Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / diagnostic imaging
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Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / secondary
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging*
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Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
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Cheek / pathology
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Child
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Diphosphonates
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False Negative Reactions
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Female
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Humans
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Jaw Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Jaw Neoplasms / secondary*
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Jaw Neoplasms / surgery
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Lip Neoplasms / pathology
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Lip Neoplasms / surgery
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Mouth Floor / pathology
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Mouth Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
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Mouth Neoplasms / pathology*
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Mouth Neoplasms / surgery*
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Organotechnetium Compounds
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Patient Care Planning
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Predictive Value of Tests
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Radiography
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Radionuclide Imaging
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Retrospective Studies
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Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
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Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
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Tongue Neoplasms / surgery
Substances
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Diphosphonates
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Organotechnetium Compounds
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technetium Tc 99m 1,1-diphosphonopropane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid
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Technetium Tc 99m Medronate