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Revista de Osteoporosis y Metabolismo Mineral
On-line version ISSN 2173-2345Print version ISSN 1889-836X
Abstract
HERRERO VICENT, C.; PASCUAL PLA, F.J.; SAMPER HIRALDO, J.M. and GAVILA GREGORI, J.. Multiple skeletal-related events in a patient with breast cancer. Rev Osteoporos Metab Miner [online]. 2013, vol.5, n.4, pp.147-149. ISSN 2173-2345. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1889-836X2013000400005.
Bone metastases are common in advanced cancer, occurring up to 75% of patients with advanced breast cancer. Complications of bone metastases include bone pain, hypercalcemia and skeletal-related events (SERs), such as fracture, need for radiation or surgery to bone, or spinal cord compression. A 50 year-old patient with advanced breast cancer, who has multiple skeletal-related events and poorer overall quality of life.
Keywords : bone metastases; skeletal-related events; cancer; breast.
