Authors: J. Žák; C. Povýšil 1 Authors‘ workplace: III. interní klinika 1. LF UK a VFN, Praha, 1 II Patologicko-anatomický ústav 1. LF UK Praha Published in: Čas. Lék. čes. 1999; : 363-365 Category:
The author presents a review on the most frequently encountered sources of malignant secondaries in bones, ontheir sites and their possible detection. Part of the review deals with the mechanism of deposition of metastatizingelements in bones and explains the basic sources of tumourous osteolysis. Finally the author mentions some recenttrends as regards approaches to treatment of bone metastases.
Key words: bone metastases, osteolysis, osteoapposition, calcitonin, bisphosphonates.
Don‘t have an account? Create new account
Enter the email address that you registered with. We will send you instructions on how to set a new password.
