Skeletal Metastasis of Unknown Primary Origin at the Initial Visit: A Retrospective Analysis of 286 Cases.

Skeletal metastasis is a common metastatic event for several carcinomas, and the treatment for skeletal metastasis of unknown primary (SMUP) are a critical issue in cancer therapy. Making a diagnosis of the primary site is the most crucial step in the treatment of SMUP; however, the procedures are s...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Takagi, Hirohisa Katagiri, Yongji Kim, Yoshiyuki Suehara, Daisuke Kubota, Keisuke Akaike, Midori Ishii, Kenta Mukaihara, Taketo Okubo, Hideki Murata, Mitsuru Takahashi, Kazuo Kaneko, Tsuyoshi Saito
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4482691?pdf=render