Carcinoma of the breast, lung or prostate cause the majority of all bone metastases.
Prolonged survival is common in patients with breast or prostate tumours. Different types of …

Background Bisphosphonates such as pamidronate disodium inhibit osteoclast-induced
bone resorption associated with cancer that has metastasized to bone. Methods Women …

The location of red marrow related bone lesions is dependent upon the distribution of red
marrow. It is altered by the normal conversion of red marrow to yellow (fat) marrow and by …

Although metastasis is a frequent event in breast cancer patients, insight into the clinical
course, prognosis and therapy with respect to the site of the first metastases has been poor …

The prognosis of patients with bone metastasis from lung cancer has not been well
documented. We assessed the survival rates after bone metastasis and prognostic factors in …

Bone metastases pose a major problem for clinicians involved in treating patients with
cancer. Although our understanding of bone formation and regulation has increased over …

Information on metastases from carcinoma of the mammary gland in an autopsy study of 707
cases occurring in white women over a 15-year period are presented and tabulated. Multiple …

Background: Gastric cancer with bone marrow metastases is known to pursue a rapidly
deteriorating clinical course. We conducted a retrospective analysis to evaluate clinical …

To assess the general profile of metastatic bone disease from occult primary carcinoma, the
records of 172 patients with skeletal metastases seen between 1965 and 1985 were …

Background. Treatment of the symptoms of bone metastases currently involves the use of
narcotic medication, radiation therapy, or hormonal therapy. Pamidronate disodium, a …