Approach to the metastatic bone lesions; tumor investigation in a patient without cancer

Year 2022, Volume: 2 Issue: 2, 33 - 35, 29.04.2022

Seyit Uyar , Feyzi Bostan

https://doi.org/10.56016/dahudermj.1097922

Abstract

With the increase in the use of radiological imaging methods, the number of patients with a bone lesion (mostly in the form of a lytic lesion) or metastasis suspicion is also increasing. Patients with such a suspicious bone lesion are referred to internal medicine outpatient clinics for further investigation. However, there is no a standard approach for tumor investigation in incidental bone lesions in the literature. In this article, we mentioned about definition, clinical findings and diagnostic approach to these lesions.

Keywords

cancer, metastasis, bones

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