Estudio de las características de diferentes cánceres primitivos basado en las metástasis óseas

After lung and liver, bone is the most common site for establishment of metastases during the evolution of different cancer types. Our objective was to determine the clinical features, diagnostic tools, and the type and localization of metastasis in a retrospective, single-centre study conducted on 183 patients between January 2001 and December 2006. The lung was the most common site for primary tumours, followed by prostate and breast cancers. In 10 cases it was not possible to determine the origin. Bone scintigraphy was the most frequently used diagnostic method (81%). Bone biopsy was performed in 26 cases and was diagnostic for 90%. The spine, specifically vertebrae D11, D12 and L1, was the most common metastatic site, with 83 cases.