[Surgical treatment for metastatic bone tumor]

Conventionally, palliative surgery has been commonly performed as pain management for bone metastasis which is regarded as terminal. Recently, medical treatment in this area has made great advances and so life expectancy of patients with cancer has been prolonged. The objective of surgical treatments is to maintain activities of daily living. Radical resection and reconstruction are used for the patients with long life expectancy, though palliative surgery is for the patients with short life expectancy.