The management of cancer metastatic to bone

AD Aaron - Jama, 1994 - jamanetwork.com
SELECTED CASE A 61-year-old woman with a 4-year history of breast cancer and known
metastatic bone disease presented with bilateral hip pain for 3 months. Roentgenograms of
the left hip revealed a destructive lesion involving the inter-trochanteric region of the left
proximal femur. The left femoral lesion measured approximately 2 by 3 cm and involved
60% of the cortex. Right hip roentgenograms demonstrated an acetabular lesion of unknown
extent. Bone scan revealed no other lesions. The patient subsequently underwent irradiation …