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Malignant skeletal neoplasms in the geriatric patient
1Department of Surgery, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE.
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
|November 1, 1994
Abstract:
Malignant neoplasms of the geriatric skeleton are either primary or metastatic in nature. The vast majority are metastatic to the skeleton from carcinomas. Rarely, a primary skeletal malignancy, usually a chondrosarcoma or a malignant fibrous histiocytoma, develops in the geriatric patient. This article discusses the presentation, evaluation, and management of these patients. Illustrative cases are presented.