Bone scintigraphy: an aid in deciding on the extent of bone resection in malignant oral tumors

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1995 Jul;53(7):768-70. doi: 10.1016/0278-2391(95)90328-3.

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.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenocarcinoma / secondary
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / diagnostic imaging
  • Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / secondary
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / diagnostic imaging*
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / secondary*
  • Cheek / pathology
  • Child
  • Diphosphonates
  • False Negative Reactions
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Jaw Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Jaw Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Jaw Neoplasms / surgery
  • Lip Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lip Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mouth Floor / pathology
  • Mouth Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Mouth Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Mouth Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • Patient Care Planning
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Radiography
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate
  • Tongue Neoplasms / pathology
  • Tongue Neoplasms / surgery

Substances

  • Diphosphonates
  • Organotechnetium Compounds
  • technetium Tc 99m 1,1-diphosphonopropane-2,3-dicarboxylic acid
  • Technetium Tc 99m Medronate