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