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Bone Metastases

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Bone metastases are the most common malignant bone lesions in adults — far outnumbering primary bone sarcomas. The skeleton is the third most common site of metastasis after the lung and liver, and bone is frequently the first site of distant spread in carcinomas of the breast and prostate. These notes cover the classic primary sources, lytic-versus-sclerotic patterns, Mirels scoring for impending fracture, the imagi

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