Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw Spontaneously Occurred in a Patient with Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia Only by Imatinib: A Report of a Rare Case

• Main Authors: Makiko Okubo-Sato (Author), Kenji Yamagata (Author), Satoshi Fukuzawa (Author), Kazuhiro Terada (Author), Fumihiko Uchida (Author), Naomi Ishibashi-Kanno (Author), Hiroki Bukawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The prevalence of medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (MRONJ) associated with molecular-targeted therapies such as bevacizumab and sunitinib has been constantly increasing in recent years. MRONJ frequently occurs after invasive dental procedures such as tooth extraction in patients currently...