Bone metastases from breast cancer treated with calcitonin. Case report.
A case of bone metastases from breast cancer is reported. After 6 months of therapy with calcitonin, the skeletal radiological examination showed an evident change in the roentgenographic pattern of a large metastasis of the left femur. A possible relationship between the calcitonin treatment and the radiological change is discussed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002116:Calcitonin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography
D002116:Calcitonin