Denaro Vincenzo, Di Martino Alberto, Piccioli Andrea (eds.) Management of Bone Metastases: A Multidisciplinary Guide

Springer, 2018. — 284 p.This highly informative book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date and practical reference for daily clinical practice in the management of patients affected by bone metastases. Written by renowned orthopedic surgeons and leading doctors in the respective fields of expertise, it offers a transversal review of the current medical and surgical treatments to allow a real interdisciplinary approach to the oncologic patient according to the highest current standards.The book illustrates all the fundamental medical treatments for metastatic bone diseases and provides an overview of pathology issues related to this condition. An entire section is devoted to main different methods of patients approach. It also provides guidance on all current surgical procedures and minimally invasive treatment techniques.Using a common language and recognizing the different osteoncologic competences, this work allows surgeons, oncologists, radiologists, pathologists and physiatricians to update their expertise and broaden their understanding of how a real team approach can improve the management of these oncology patients.Biology of Bone Metastases
Pathology of Bone Metastasis
Bone-Modifying Agents and Anticancer Agents with Bone Effects
Bone-Targeted Therapies in Adjuvant Setting
Approach to the Patient
Estimating Survival in Patients with Skeletal Metastases Using PATHFx: An Adaptive, Validated, Clinical Decision Support Tool
How Expected Survival Influences the Choice of Surgical Procedure in Metastatic Bone Disease
The Role of Radiotherapy in Long Bone Metastases and Pelvis
The Role of Radiotherapy in Spinal Metastases
Management of Metastases to the Spine and Sacrum
Metastases to the Long Bones: Algorithm of Treatment
Metastases to the Pelvis: Algorithm of Treatment
Pathologic Versus Impending Fracture
Surgery
Osteosynthesis in Metastatic Disease of Long Bones
Spinal Metastases: Diagnosis and Management
Megaprosthesis for Metastasis of the Lower Limb
Metastases to the Pelvis
Megaprosthesis in Metastases of the Shoulder
New Biomaterials in Instrumentation Systems
Infections After Surgery for MBD
Management of Fractures and Failures Around Tumor Implants
Stop, Think, Stage, Then Act
Common Pitfalls in the Management of Skeletal Metastases
Rehabilitation of Patients with Bone Metastatic Disease
Minimally Invasive Tumor Treatment
Interventional Radiology, Thermoablation and Cryoablation
Electrochemotherapy
MR-Guided Focused Ultrasound Treatment
Future Directions
What Is New in Management of Bone Metastases
Treatment of Bone Metastases: Future Directions