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Edited by Robert D. Rubens and Gregory R. Mundy. 286 pp., illustrated. London, Martin Dunitz, 2000. $125. ISBN 1-85317-756-3.

This book contains 18 chapters by well-known specialists from the United States, Europe, and Australia. It covers physiology and pathophysiology, diagnosis (imaging and biochemical markers), therapy (radiation, chemotherapy, and surgical procedures), and the care of patients with bone tumors. Although primary bone tumors are mentioned, metastases from solid primary tumors and multiple myeloma are emphasized because of their frequent occurrence. Complete reference lists, updated through 2000, follow each chapter, and the book concludes with a detailed index.

The book contains some inconsistencies and oversights. For example, one author mentions that thyroid and kidney carcinomas commonly metastasize to the skeleton, whereas . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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