title: Preoperative angiography in patients with bone metastases.
abstract: Angiography was performed before a stabilizing operation in 4 patients with bone metastases to the femur or pelvis. In 2 patients the tumor was embolized with pieces of Spongostan before resection and in 2 the angiographic finding excluded resection and only nailing was performed. If resection is planned angiography and embolization should be performed in order to decrease blood loss during surgery.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy; D005269:Femur / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010386:Pelvic Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary / Q000628:therapy