Diagnostic algorithm, prognostic factors and surgical treatment of metastatic cancer diseases of the long bones and spine

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Miklós Szendrői¹  Imre Antal¹  Attila Szendrői²  Áron Lazáry³  Péter Pál Varga³ 

[1] Department of Orthopaedics, Semmelweis University;Department of Urology, Semmelweis University;National Center for Spinal Disorders

关键词: bone metastases;    prognostic factors;    diagnostic algorithm;    surgery;    long bones;    spine;   

DOI  :  10.1302/2058-5241.2.170006

学科分类：神经科学

来源: The British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery

【 摘 要 】

Cancer is the second most frequent cause of death. According to the data of the Scandinavian Skeletal Metastasis Registry,1 the incidence of cancer has increased by 18% during the last decade, but due to improved treatment, cancer mortality rates have remained nearly constant (+2%).

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