title: [Bone evaluation in microcellular cancer treated by chemotherapy].
abstract: Bone surveys represent a particular problem in the investigation of secondary tumours, especially in the case of small cell cancer. This study was based on 70 patients in which qualitative criteria (clinical, radiographic, bone scan, bone aspiration-biopsy) replaced quantitative criteria (calcium, alkaline phosphatase, phosphorus). The histological (BPO) and clinical (pain) markers were determinant in the prognosis; in contrast, the repetition of the bone scan in the evaluation of response to treatment is only of very limited value.
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Le bilan osseux dans le cancer microcellulaire traité par chimiothérapie.