Minimally invasive local treatments for bone and pulmonary metastases. Minim Invasive Surg 2014;2014:719394
Date
03/29/2014Pubmed ID
24672718Pubmed Central ID
PMC3942283DOI
10.1155/2014/719394Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84897769430 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
Surgery and chemotherapy have historically been the mainstay of treatment in patients with metastatic disease. However there are many alternative therapies available to relieve the symptoms and morbidity of metastases. In this paper, we review the role and highlight the advantages of minimally invasive techniques employed in patients with pulmonary and bone metastases.
Author List
Bedi M, King DM, Tutton SAuthors
Manpreet Bedi MD, MS Professor in the Radiation Oncology department at Medical College of WisconsinDavid M. King MD Chair, Professor in the Orthopaedic Surgery department at Medical College of Wisconsin