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Cancer and the skeleton / [edited by] Robert D. Rubens, Gregory R. Mundy.
LIBRA RC280.B6 R82 2000
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rubens, R. D. (Robert David)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bones--Cancer.
- Bones.
- Bone metastasis.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Martin Dunitz ; Malden, Mass. : Distributed in the United States by Blackwell Science, Inc., [2000]
- Summary:
- A comprehensive discussion of cancer's effect on the skeleton, this book covers bone tumors, myeloma bone disease and bone metastases. The assessment of these conditions through diagnostic imaging and the use of bone markers is discussed, as is their treatment through the bisphosphonates. International experts in the field have contributed to this practical text.
- Contents:
- 1 Structure and physiology of the normal skeleton / Gregory R Mundy 1
- 2 Pathophysiology of myeloma bone disease / Gregory R Mundy, Babatunde O Oyajobi 21
- 3 Bone metastases - incidence and complications / Robert D Rubens 33
- 4 Pathophysiology of bone metastasis / Gregory R Mundy, Theresa A Guise 43
- 5 Bone metastases - morphology / Toru Hiraga, Gregory R Mundy, Toshiyuki Yoneda 65
- 6 Hypercalcemia / Vivian Grill, T John Martin 75
- 7 Diagnostic nuclear medicine / Gary J R Cook, Ignac Fogelman 91
- 8 Radiology and magnetic resonance imaging / David MacVicar 113
- 9 Biochemical markers of malignant bone disease / Robert E Coleman 137
- 10 Bone metastases - general approaches to systemic treatment / Robert D Rubens 151
- 11 Bone metastases - radiotherapy / Philip J Hoskin 159
- 12 Clinical use of radioisotopes for bone metastases / Stephen J Houston 171
- 13 Pain - mechanisms, assessment, and management / Jana Portnow, Stuart A Grossman 183
- 14 Mechanisms of action of bisphosphonates in tumor bone disease / Herbert Fleisch 201
- 15 Management of myeloma bone disease / James R Berenson 215
- 16 Bisphosphonates in breast cancer and other solid tumors / Jean-Jaques Body 231
- 17 Spinal stabilization / Kevin D Harrington 245
- 18 Osteoporosis in cancer patients / Aurelie Fontana, Pierre D Delmas 263.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1853177563
- OCLC:
- 43637123
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