Multiple myeloma presenting as a painful mandibular swelling: a case report.
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2001-06Author
Chindia, ML
Riyat, MS
Nyong'o, A
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Multiple myeloma is a disease characterized by monoclonal proliferation of plasma cells, the most differentiated stage of B-cells. Primary manifestation of multiple myeloma in the jawbones is rare. In the case reported here, a 29-year-old woman who presented with a right mandibular swelling after extraction of a mobile painful tooth turned out to have multiple myeloma. Current diagnostic criteria and management strategies of the disease are discussed.
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http://hinari-gw.who.int/whalecomwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/whalecom0/pubmed/11490638http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/31600
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Dent Update. 2001 Jun;28(5):258-60Publisher
University of Nairobi Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Nairobi
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10377]