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Jaw mass

MedGen UID:
1053394
Concept ID:
CN377118
Finding
HPO: HP:6000307

Definition

A swelling or enlargment localized to the jaw. The word mass is usually used at an early stage of the diagnostic workup before the precise nature of the swelling has been determined. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

England RJ, Pillay K, Davidson A, Numanoglu A, Millar AJ
Pediatr Surg Int 2012 Mar;28(3):267-70. Epub 2011 Oct 4 doi: 10.1007/s00383-011-2982-5. PMID: 21969235

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Hintze JM, Afshar S, Taghinia A, Labow B, Green M, Robson CD, Marcus K, Mack J, Perez-Atayde A, Rahbar R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023 May;168:111547. Epub 2023 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111547. PMID: 37079945
Al-Kzayer LFY, Al-Aradi HMH, Shigemura T, Sano K, Tanaka M, Hamada M, Ali KH, Aldaghir OM, Nakazawa Y, Okuno Y
BMC Med Genet 2019 Jun 26;20(1):114. doi: 10.1186/s12881-019-0837-4. PMID: 31242861Free PMC Article
El-Mallawany NK, Wasswa P, Mtete I, Mutai M, Stanley CC, Mtunda M, Chasela M, Mpasa A, Wachepa S, Kamiyango W, Villiera J, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2017 Aug;34(5):261-274. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.1080/08880018.2017.1395934. PMID: 29190181
England RJ, Pillay K, Davidson A, Numanoglu A, Millar AJ
Pediatr Surg Int 2012 Mar;28(3):267-70. Epub 2011 Oct 4 doi: 10.1007/s00383-011-2982-5. PMID: 21969235
Fatusi OA, Owotade FJ, Ojo OS
West Afr J Med 2004 Apr-Jun;23(2):180-4. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v23i2.28115. PMID: 15287302

Diagnosis

Hintze JM, Afshar S, Taghinia A, Labow B, Green M, Robson CD, Marcus K, Mack J, Perez-Atayde A, Rahbar R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023 May;168:111547. Epub 2023 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111547. PMID: 37079945
Bhakta P, Youssef A, Bigham L, Mallick J, Bhargava P, Rawas F, Weaver D, Hunzeker ZE, Dong J, Willis M, Qiu S, Nawgiri R, Iguh CC, Lyapichev KA
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Dec;16(4):1091-1102. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01469-y. PMID: 35802244Free PMC Article
Hassan B, Jacob DD, Sisti A, Zahler S, Rampazzo A, Bassiri Gharb B
J Craniofac Surg 2020 May/Jun;31(3):e256-e258. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000006216. PMID: 31895866
Adewale AO, Mofoluwake LA, Olamide OT, Yussuf SA
Ghana Med J 2018 Sep;52(3):168-172. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v52i3.11. PMID: 30602804Free PMC Article
Perry KS, Tkaczuk AT, Caccamese JF Jr, Ord RA, Pereira KD
JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2015 Jan;141(1):40-4. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2014.2895. PMID: 25393657

Therapy

El-Mallawany NK, Wasswa P, Mtete I, Mutai M, Stanley CC, Mtunda M, Chasela M, Mpasa A, Wachepa S, Kamiyango W, Villiera J, Kazembe PN, Mehta PS
Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2017 Aug;34(5):261-274. Epub 2017 Nov 30 doi: 10.1080/08880018.2017.1395934. PMID: 29190181
Pukenas BA, Albuquerque FC, Pukenas MJ, Hurst R, Stiefel MF
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2012 Mar;70(3):e185-9. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2011.10.031. PMID: 22374060
Ozer E, Kanlikama M, Karakurum G, Sirikci A, Erkiliç S, Aydin A
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2002 Sep 24;65(3):257-61. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(02)00183-0. PMID: 12242143

Prognosis

Hintze JM, Afshar S, Taghinia A, Labow B, Green M, Robson CD, Marcus K, Mack J, Perez-Atayde A, Rahbar R
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2023 May;168:111547. Epub 2023 Apr 15 doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2023.111547. PMID: 37079945
Bhakta P, Youssef A, Bigham L, Mallick J, Bhargava P, Rawas F, Weaver D, Hunzeker ZE, Dong J, Willis M, Qiu S, Nawgiri R, Iguh CC, Lyapichev KA
Head Neck Pathol 2022 Dec;16(4):1091-1102. Epub 2022 Jul 8 doi: 10.1007/s12105-022-01469-y. PMID: 35802244Free PMC Article
Adewale AO, Mofoluwake LA, Olamide OT, Yussuf SA
Ghana Med J 2018 Sep;52(3):168-172. doi: 10.4314/gmj.v52i3.11. PMID: 30602804Free PMC Article
Pesis M, Taicher S, Greenberg G, Hirshberg A
J Craniomaxillofac Surg 2014 Dec;42(8):1997-2001. Epub 2014 Sep 19 doi: 10.1016/j.jcms.2014.09.005. PMID: 25441863
Fatusi OA, Owotade FJ, Ojo OS
West Afr J Med 2004 Apr-Jun;23(2):180-4. doi: 10.4314/wajm.v23i2.28115. PMID: 15287302

Recent systematic reviews

Jimenez C, Stanton E, Kondra K, Nickels EM, Jacob L, Shah R, Hammoudeh JA
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2023 Mar;52(3):304-312. Epub 2022 Jul 19 doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2022.07.002. PMID: 35868909

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