[Low back pain--the relevance of a symptom].
Low back pain is one of the main reasons for doctor's appointment, and the motive of consultation of General Practitioners in 56% of cases. More than 85% of the patients who present to primary care physicians have low back pain that cannot reliably be attributed to a specific cause. In a minority of cases low back pain can be caused by a specific disorder, such as cancer. The authors describe a case of a 59-year-old woman with prolonged evolution low back pain which turned out to be a high grade osteossarcoma of the iliac bone.
Centro de Saúde de Aveiro. assm@portugalmail.com
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D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium; D017116:Low Back Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis