A group of 7 patients withc metastatic lesions of bone from carcinoma of the cervix had been studied Han-II Hospital between July, 1962 and June, 1964.
1) Bone metastases were found in 7 of 146 patients of cervical cancer, i.e., 4.8 per cent.
2) Clinical stagings, were: 1 in stage III, 3 in stage IV, and 3 in recurrent cancer.
3) Clinical suspicions were derived from bone pain, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate and elev ated serum alkaline phosphatase level.
4) Sites of metastases were pelvis 4, pelvis and femur 2, and vertebra 1. All the -lesions were osteolytic form.
5) With Cesium-137 external irradiation palliative effect including relief of pain was obtained in two cases.
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