title: [Bone metastases of breast cancer].
abstract: An account is given of the more common sites of bone metastasis in advanced breast cancer and of the tumour diffusion routes. The pathogenetic problem presented by the appearance of late metastases is then discussed. The histological picture and some typical clinical aspects of bone metastasis are described and an examination is made of the most recent endocrine, surgical and medical forms of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Ospedale Maria Vittoria di Torino, I Divisione di Chirurgia Generale e Ginecologia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ciccolini
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000628:therapy; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans