Abscess of C1/C2 cervical vertebrae - errors in diagnosis and therapy

Stanković, Milan; Maric, Dusica; Ilić, Miroslav; Veselinović, Igor; Ninković, Srdjan; Secen, S

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“…9,18 The early recognition of the symptoms and a prompt diagnosis are essential for the onset of the optimal therapy. 46 In conclusion, the single-fraction radiotherapy of 8 Gy should be a standard management policy for patients with painful bone metastases. 32 In clinical practice, however, with a single fractions more frequently are irradiated the older patients; those with more weight loss and poor performance status or with progressive local disease and/or widely disseminated disease elsewhere in the body.…”

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Radiotherapy in palliative treatment of painful bone metastases

Horvat¹,

Kovač²,

Strojan³

2009

Radiology and Oncology

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types of cancer with systemic dissemination, especially breast cancer, prostate and lung cancer, with the incidence of approximately 70%, 70% and 35%, respectively. 3 Lesions occurring in breast, lung, prostate and kidney comprise 80% of all metastases to bone. 4 Bone metastases are associated with considerable skeletal morbidity, including severe bone pain, spinal cord or nerve root compression, pathological fractures and hypercalcaemia. [5][6][7][8][9] Although the skeleton receives only 10% of the cardiac output, metastases in the skeleton are very common as compared to metastases to other tissues receiving a far greater amount of the cardiac output. 10 The bone metastases are found almost invaria- IntroductionPain caused by bone metastases is the most common symptom requiring the treatment in cancer patients and they often present as the first evidence of disseminated disease.

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