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J. Wiley & Sons
Language
English
Pages
568

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Textbook of bone metastases
2005, J. Wiley & Sons
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Textbook of Bone Metastases
March 25, 2005, Wiley
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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Chichester, Hoboken, NJ

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Dewey Decimal Class
616.99/471
Library of Congress
RC280.B6 T445 2005, RC280.B6

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Pagination
xiv, 568 p. :
Number of pages
568

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OL21893977M
ISBN 10
0471877425
LCCN
2004053705
OCLC/WorldCat
55800920
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1282278

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