Cancer : bone metastases, CNS metastases and pathological fractures / Breanne Lechner, Ronald Chow, Natalie Pulenzas, Marko Popovic, Na Zhang, Xiaojing Zhang, Edward Chow and Joav Merrick, editors.

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CANCER BONE METASTASES, CNS METASTASES AND PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES ; CANCER BONE METASTASES, CNS METASTASES AND PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES ; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; Chapter 1 SURVIVAL IMPROVEMENT IN PATIENTS WITH METASTASES ; INTRODUCTION ; LONGER SURVIVAL ; YOU SOLVE ONE PROBLEM AND CREATE ANOTHER ; CONCLUSION ; REFERENCES; SECTION ONE: BONE METASTASES ; Chapter 2 RE-IRRADIATION FOR PAINFUL BONE METASTASES: EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACH ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION

Single versus multiple fractions of repeat radiation for painful bone metastases Impact of re-RT of painful bone metastases on quality of life and function; Effect of re-RT for painful bone metastases on urinary markers of osteoclast activity ; Further confirmation of the comparable efficacy of a single fraction initial treatment and re-treatment: pooled overall response rates ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 3 THE ROLE OF PERCUTANEOUS VERTEBRAL AND PELVIC AUGMENTATION IN THE PALLIATION OF PAINFUL BONE METASTASES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION

VERTEBRAL AND PELVIC AUGMENTATIONRADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION ; PATIENT SELECTION ; ILLUSTRATIVE CASES ; Case 1 ; Case 2 ; Case 3 ; Case 4 ; Case 5 ; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 STEREOTACTIC BODY RADIATION THERAPY FOR NON SPINE BONE METASTASES: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; LITERATURE SEARCH ; FINDINGS ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 PARTICLE DISEASE VERSUS BONE METASTASES ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CASE REPORT ; DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES

Chapter 6 RADIO-FREQUENCY ABLATION ASSISTED CEMENTOPLASTY OF A LYTIC ACETABULAR LESIONABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CASE REPORT ; DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 7 IDENTIFYING AND MONITORING BENIGN PELVIC BONE LESIONS USING RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CASE REPORT ; DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 8 BONE METASTASES IN A PATIENT WITH SEVERAL PRIMARY CANCER ORIGINS ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CASE REPORT ; DISCUSSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES

Chapter 9 PRIMARY SYNOVIAL SARCOMA OF THE DISTAL FEMUR ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CASE REPORT; DISCUSSION ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 10 SOLITARY BONE METASTATIC LESION TO THE CUBOID IN ENDOMETRIAL CANCER ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION ; CASE REPORT ; DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; Chapter 11 BONE METASTASIS TO THE MANDIBLE IN RECTAL CANCER ; ABSTRACT ; INTRODUCTION; CASE REPORT ; DISCUSSION ; CONCLUSION ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; REFERENCES ; SECTION TWO: PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES AND BONE DISEASE

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