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Bone Neoplasms, Bone metastasis, Therapy, Secondary, Bones, diseasesShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Table of Contents
General mechanisms of metastasis.
Parathyroid hormone-related protein and bone metastases.
Osteoblastic metastases.
The role of RANK, RANK ligand and osteoprotegerin in the lytic effects and growth of bone metastases.
Clinical features and prognosis of bone metastases.
Radioisotope and PET imaging of bone metastases.
Imaging of spinal bone metastases.
Monitoring response to treatment: the role of biochemical markers.
Surgical biopsy of bone metastases.
Indications for the surgical treatment of long bone metastases.
Prosthetic replacement in long bone metastases.
Osteosythesis for pathological fractures in long bones.
Surgical treatment of pelvic metastases.
Indications and strategy for the treatment of spinal metastases.
Surgical techniques for the treatment of bone metastases of the spine.
Total en bloc spondylectomy for spinal metastases.
External beam radiation therapy for the treatment of bone metastases.
Interventional radiology for bone metastases.
Percutaneous injection of ethanol.
Chemotherapy.
Endocrine treatment of bone metastases.
Overview of osteoclast inhibitors.
Radioisotopes and radioimmunoisotopes.
Immunotherapy.
Mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates.
Antitumour effects of bisphosphonates.
Management of hypercalcaemia.
Treatment of lytic bone metastases.
Use in multiple myeloma.
Use in prostate cancer.
Prevention of bone metastases.
Prevention of bone loss.
Cost implications of bisphosphonates.
Treatment of bone pain.
Specific approaches to cancer in the elderly.
Psychological and social aspects.
Metabolic bone diseases in childhood cancer.
Breast cancer.
Prostate cancer.
Multiple myeloma.
Malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Lung cancer.
Kidney cancer.
Evaluation of the patient with bone metastases at presentation.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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