Almeida TMXD, Cavalcanti ÉFF, Freitas ADS, Magalhães RJPD, Maiolino A, Torres SR. Can dentists detect multiple myeloma through oral manifestations?
Rev Bras Hematol Hemoter 2017. [PMID:
29519372 PMCID:
PMC6003103 DOI:
10.1016/j.bjhh.2017.08.006]
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Abstract
Objective
To review published data on oral manifestations of multiple myeloma.
Methods
An electronic database search was performed of articles published from 1971 to November 2016 in order to identify studies that reported oral manifestations of patients with multiple myeloma. Case reports and case series with oral manifestations of multiple myeloma in English were included in the study. An additional search was performed of the references of the selected articles.
Results
Thirty-seven articles that reported 81 patients with oral manifestations of multiple myeloma were selected: 30 case reports (82%) and seven case series (18%). The most common clinical features in the dental cavity were swelling (65.4%), bone pain (33.3%), paresthesia (27.1%) and amyloidosis lesions (11.1%). Osteolytic lesions detected on imaging exams were reported in the majority of the patients (90.1%) as plasmacytomas or ‘punched-out’ lesions.
Conclusions
Swelling and osteolytic lesions represent the most common clinical and radiographic signs of the jaws relating to multiple myeloma, respectively.
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