Profile of Metastatic Bone Disease among Oncologic Patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital from July 2022 – June 2024
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2024-10-10
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Addis Ababa University
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Most cancer deaths are not due to primary tumors rather as a result of the metastatic events. Patients with bone metastasis may experience skeletal complications, such as pathological fractures, hypercalcaemia, neurologic symptoms and uncontrolled pain requiring bone surgery and/or radiotherapy, which are collectively called skeletal-related events (SREs). These skeletal related events seriously affect patient’s quality of life and contribute to the poor prognosis of patients. The purpose of this study was to assess the profiles of metastatic bone disease among patients with systemic malignancies and the determinant factors which affect patient’s quality of life
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Metastatic bone disease, skeletal related events, visceral metastasis, ECOG