Bone Metastases : A translational and Clinical Approach /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht :
Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer,
2014.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 2014. |
| Series: | Cancer Metastasis - Biology and Treatment,
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Table of Contents:
- Preface. I Fundamental Concepts
- Pathophysiology of metastatic bone disease
- Bone metastases: epidemiology, clinical picture, SREs and prognosis
- Pain in bone metastases: types and mechanisms. II Investigations Of Bone Metastases
- Radiological evaluations: radiography, CT, MRI.- Nuclear medicine imaging modalities: bone scintigraphy, PET-CT, SPECT.- Bone turnover markers
- New omics approaches for bone metastases. III Therapeutic Management.- Analgesic treatment for bone mets
- Radiotherapy: external beam and radio-surgery
- Radionuclide therapy
- Bisphosphonates
- New targeted therapies for bone metastases
- Chemotherapy and hormone therapy
- HIFU/Radioablation
- Neuropathic bone metastases
- Spinal cord compression and cauda equina compression
- Pathological and impending fracture
- Re-irradiation
- Bone metastases in elderly patients
- Management of metastatic bone disease in the elderly with bisphosphonates and RANKL inhibitors: effectiveness and safety. IV Assesment of Therapeutic Response
- Radiological and nuclear medicine imaging modalities.- Clinical assessment measures
- Outcome measures in bone metastases clinical trials
- Quality of life in patients suffering from metastatic skeletal disease. V Cost of Managing Metastatic Bone Disease
- Cost effectiveness of treatment modalities for bone metastases
- Index.