Bone Tumors
#493 Edition | June 2020
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Foreword
Benign Bone Tumors
Primary Bone Cancers
Metastatic Bone Disease
Multiple Myeloma
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- Perform the initial evaluation of and coordinate care with the appropriate subspecialists for patients with incidental x-ray findings of benign bone tumors.
- Perform monitoring of patients diagnosed with or undergoing treatment for benign bone tumors.
- Counsel patients with suspected primary bone cancers in the extremities to immediately avoid weight-bearing activities to prevent pathologic fractures.
- Establish an appropriate initial evaluation protocol for patients with suspected primary bone cancers.
- List the cancers that are most likely to metastasize to the bones.
- Prescribe drugs to promote bone health to patients with metastatic bone disease.
- Describe monoclonal gammopathies of undetermined significance.
- Identify and manage common complications of multiple myeloma.