In the past, the life expectancy of men with metastaticprostate cancerwas 2-3 years. Butwith advancements in medicine and care, the life expectancy of men with metastatic prostatecancerhas increased to about 5-6 years. The 5-year survival rate of metastatic prostate canceris 28%, which is m...
Bone is one of the most common metastatic areas in the cancer patient. Bone metastasis is the major cause to deteriorate the quality of life due to severe pain, walking difficulty, paraplegia, and pathologic fracture. To maintain patient’s general condi
If a pathologic fracture or impending fracture is present, the treatment should be durable and expected to last for the life of the patient. This review summarizes current concepts in the diagnosis and management of metastatic bone cancer, including the clinical approach to new bone lesions in ...
In 123 cancer patients with metastatic disease, 129 pathologic fractures of long bones were assessed to determine the rate of osseous union. Bony healing was observed in 67% of malignant fractures from multiple myeloma, in 44% of fractures secondary to metastatic hypernephroma, and in 37% of ne...
Cancer can either originate in the bone itself or it is also a major site for metastasis from solid tumors, which frequently have their origins in the breast, prostate or lung. The development of cancer in the bone environment can co-opt many of the normal physiological processes to ensure ...
the spread of a disease-producing agency (such as cancer cells) from the initial or primary site of disease to another part of the bodyalso: the process by which such spreading occurs metastasis of breast cancer to bone—Medical Physics ...
The life expectancy of Western populations has risen in the last few decades, resulting in a steep increase in the number of elderly cancer patients. Metas... Vassiliou,Vassilios - 《Clinical Oncology》 被引量: 37发表: 2013年 加载更多研究点推荐 Bone metastases Metastatic Bone Disease bone metast...
What is the most likely site of the primary cancer? Prostate. Lung. Kidney. Multiple myeloma. What is the most common bone affected by metastatic disease? Radius. Tibia. Sternum. Spine. Skull. A good friend of yours is diagnosed with metastatic bone disease. Which site would you...
endometrial adenocarcinoma; bone metastasis; subungual; acral metastasis; exophytic1. Introduction An endometrial carcinoma is the most common malignancy in developed countries and the fourth most common cancer in women in the US [1,2]. The mainstay of treatment in early-stage disease is surgical ...
it is also common to identify metastatic disease based on imaging studies. The first site of hematogenous dissemination is usually the liver, followed by the lungs and bone. An exception isrectal cancer, which may metastasize initially to the lung because the inferior rectal vein drains into the...