Bone metastases from renal cell carcinoma: patient survival after surgical treatment

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Surgery is the primary treatment of skeletal metastases from renal cell carcinoma, because radiation and chemotherapy frequently are not effecting the survival. We therefore explored factors potentially affecting the survival of pati...

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Main Authors: Baur-Melnyk Andrea, Stähler Michael, Wirthmann Lilly, Szalantzy Melinda, Fottner Andreas, Jansson Volkmar, Dürr Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2474/11/145