Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Metastatic bone cancer diagnosis

1. Metastatic bone cancer is the most common malignant bone tumor. The primary location is common in breast cancer, prostate, lung, kidney, thyroid, gastrointestinal tract, and so on. 2. Occurred after more than in the middle-aged, child rare, 10-year-old former multiple bone metastases from neuroblastoma. 3. Trunk bone, pelvis, femur and the proximal humerus good site. 4. Partial persistent pain, sexual aggravated night Obviously, local tenderness, anemia suffering from weight loss, can have evil liquid quality. 5. Laboratory tests: anemia, ESR fast, blood alkaline phosphatase, or acid phosphatase increased, serum calcium, phosphorus normal. 6. X-ray and a bone destruction pathologic fractures, no periosteal reaction. Radionuclide scanning 90Sr, 99mTc contribute to the diagnosis. 7. Pathological examination can be diagnosed.

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