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- 0.04% (5,643) of hospital episodes were for malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 94% of hospital consultations for malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 55% of hospital episodes for malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 45% of hospital episodes for malignant neoplasm of bone and articular cartilage were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Primary malignant bone tumors:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Excision of the tumor with a 3"(7.6 cm) margin is the treatment of choice. It may be combined with preoperative chemo-therapy.
In some patients, radical surgery (such as hemipelvectomy or amputation) is necessary; however, surgical resection of the tumor (commonly with preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy) has saved limbs from amputation.
Intensive chemotherapy includes administration of doxorubicin, vincristine, cyclophosphamide, cisplatin, dacarbazine, and etoposide in various combinations. Chemotherapy may be infused intra-arterially into the long bones of the legs.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Malignant spinal neoplasms:
Treatment
(Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
Treatment of spinal cord tumors generally includes decompression or radiation. Laminectomy is indicated for primary tumors that produce spinal cord or cauda equina compression; it isn't usually indicated for metastatic tumors. If the tumor is slowly progressive or if it's treated before the cord degenerates from compression, symptoms are likely to disappear, and complete restoration of function is possible. In a patient with metastatic carcinoma or lymphoma who suddenly experiences complete transverse myelitis with spinal shock, functional improvement is unlikely, even with treatment, and his outlook is ominous. If the patient has incomplete paraplegia of rapid onset, emergency surgical decompression may save cord function. Steroid therapy with dexamethasone minimizes cord edema and temporarily relieves symptoms until surgery can be performed. Partial removal of intramedullary gliomas, followed by radiation, may alleviate symptoms for a short time. Metastatic extradural tumors can be controlled with radiation, analgesics and, in the case of hormone-mediated tumors (breast and prostate), appropriate hormone therapy. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) may control radicular pain from spinal cord tumors and is a useful alternative to opioid analgesics. In TENS, an electrical charge is applied to the skin to stimulate large-diameter nerve fibers and thereby inhibit transmission of pain impulses through small-diameter nerve fibers. Chemotherapy generally hasn't proven effective against most spinal tumors, but may be recommended in some cases.
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Source: Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition), 2005
Bone tumors, primary malignant:
Treatment
(Handbook of Diseases)
❑ Excision of the tumor along with a 3"(7.6 cm) margin is the treatment of choice. It may be combined with preoperative chemotherapy.
❑ In some patients, radical surgery (such as hemipelvectomy or interscapulothoracic amputation) is necessary. However, surgical resection of the tumor (often with preoperative and postoperative chemotherapy) has saved limbs from amputation.
❑ Intensive chemotherapy includes administration of doxorubicin, ifosfamide, cisplatin, and high doses of methotrexate, alone or in various combinations for osteosarcomas. Additionally, vincristine, etoposide, and dactinomycin may be added if the patient has Ewing’s sarcoma. Chemotherapy may be infused intra-arterially into the long bones of the legs.
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Source: Handbook of Diseases, 2003
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