title: [Effect of ovariectomy on bone metastases of breast cancer: analysis of radiographic pictures].
abstract: The radiograms of the skeleton of 41 patients with advanced breast cancer treated with bilateral ovariectomy were reviewed. The modifications in the secondary localizations and/or their appearance after castration were compared with the findings of the clinical examination. Appearance and progression of osteolytic lesions, corresponded to a clinical progression of the disease. Osteoblastic evolution of osteolytic lesions and the appearance of osteoblastic lesions in bones undamaged before ovariectomy were signs of a favorable response to therapy.
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002369:Castration; D006801:Humans; D010014:Osteolysis; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: L'influenza dell'ovariectomia sulle metastasi ossee da carcinoma della mammella: analisi dei quadri radiografici.