Oral cancer associated orofacial pain: An overview

Cancer and orofacial pain

BACKGROUND Cancer pain is a devastating condition. Pain in the orofacial region, may be present as the single symptom of cancer or as a symptom of cancer in its later stages. This manuscript revises in a comprehensive manner the content of the conference entitled "Orofacial Pain and Cancer" (Dolor Orofacial y Cancer) given at the VI Simposio International "Advances in Oral Cancer" on the 22 Jul...

Overview of TMD and orofacial pain.

Dr Dermot Canavan BDentSc, MGDS (Edin), MS U Calif 69 Eglinton Road, Donnybrook, Dublin 4 Tel: 01 2694022 Fax: 01 2694004 Introduction Orofacial pain is an important issue for both patients and clinicians alike. Pain within the oral cavity is most frequently dental in origin (odontogenic) and extra-orally the most common source of pain is musculoskeletal (TMD). Once these conditions have been e...

Elad Mechanisms − − Orofacial Pain in Cancer : Part

Metastasis from oral cancer: an overview.

Oral cancer is a common neoplasm worldwide. Its incidence and mortality have also increased over the past decades. It is characterized by poor prognosis and a low survival rate despite sophisticated surgical and radiotherapeutic modalities. Metastasis of oral cancer is a complex process involving detachment of cells from tumor tissue, regulation of cell motility and invasion, proliferation and ...

Cancer-Associated Thrombosis: An Overview

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a common complication in patients with malignant disease. Emerging data have enhanced our understanding of cancer-associated thrombosis, a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with cancer. In addition to VTE, arterial occlusion with stroke and anginal symptoms is relatively common among cancer patients, and is possibly related to genetic predisposit...