Toma CD, Dominkus M, Nedelcu T, Abdolvahab F, Assadian O, Krepler P, Kotz R. Metastatic bone disease: a 36-year single centre trend-analysis of patients admitted to a tertiary orthopaedic surgical department.
J Surg Oncol 2007;
96:404-10. [PMID:
17541968 DOI:
10.1002/jso.20787]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES
The treatment and outcome of primary malignant bone tumours has changed with the advances in diagnostic and treatment modalities. A trend-analysis on a large cohort of patients with metastatic bone disease was performed.
METHODS
A retrospective chart review of all cases with metastatic bone disease admitted to a single tertiary orthopaedic referral centre, registered with the Vienna Bone and Soft Tissue Tumour Registry between 1968 and 2003 was conducted. For trend-analysis of frequency, survival, primary site, treatment methods, and others, the 36-year study duration was divided into four periods.
RESULTS
The study identified 601 females and 580 males (mean: 60 years) with metastatic bone disease. The most common metastases were secondary to breast cancer (n = 275; 23%) and renal cell carcinoma (n = 242; 21%) and the majority were located in the femur (n = 332; 28%) and spine (n = 348; 29%). Overall, the proportion of patients who underwent surgery decreased. At follow-up, 887 (75%) patients were verified to have died of their disease.
CONCLUSIONS
Over the 36-year period, the frequency of bone metastases has increased at our centre. Although survival increased over time, the difference was not significant; this was most likely attributable to the seriousness of cases referred to our tertiary care centre.
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