6. Epidemiology
• Aging population = increased incidence of Metastatic bone disease
• Site for mets
• Lung -> Liver -> Bone
• Lytic lesions in patients >40 yrs - MBD should be considered
7. Common sites
• Breast
• Lung
• Thyroid
• Kidney
• Prostate
• Hematological
• commonest site = spine > proximal femur > humerus
8. Pathophysiology
• Paget's Seed & Soil theory
• The 'seeds' (tumor cells) require appropriate 'soil' (the bone micro-
environment) to establish skeletal metastasis
9.
10. Types of lesions
• Osteolytic bone lesions
• Tumor cells secrete PTHrP (PTH related peptide)
• Bone resorption result in release of
• Transforming growth factor-β (TGF- β)
• Insulin-like growth factor-1 (ILGF-1)
• Stimulate tumor cells to multiply and release more PTHrP
• “Vicious cycle”
11. Types of lesions
• Osteoblastic lesion
• Due to tumor-secreted endothelin 1
27. Take home message
• Consider MSD in patients with lytic bonlesions >40yrs
1. Lytic lesion OR fracture
2. Established primary or unknown primary
3. Solitary or Multiple
4. Risk assessment
5. Prognostic scoring
28. Case 1
57yr old lady
left thigh pain
Dx with breast Ca 2yrs ago
Mastectomy + chemo done
How to proceed?
29. Case 2
75yr old gentleman
DM/Hpt
Slipped and fell
How to proceed?
Editor's Notes
Detachment of tumor cellsInvasion of tumour cells into surrounding tissue to reach vesselsIntravasation into vessels lumenEvasion ( Avoidance) of host defense mechanismAdherence to endothelium at remote locationExtravasation from vessels into surrounding tissueSurvival and growth within the tissueEstablish own blood supply