Among 1330 cancer patients consulted to and diagnosed in this University Medical School Hospital, from January of 1966 to August of 1972. 63 cases of them were confirmed to have cancers metastatic to bone. Clinical observation done on these 63 cases was as follows.
1. of 63 patients, 55 persons were all over .their fourth decade of age and 27 (42.8%) were at their fifth. Men were affected as twice as women.
2. Skeletal survey confirmed 94 sites of bore involvement in 63 Cases and 77.5l of them wEre in either trunk or skull and mostly multiple. __.
3. Most frequent primary source´in this, series was lung (14 cases) and prostate cancer showed the highest metastatic rate~of~ 57.1%. _
4. Radiologically the osteolytic change was predominant in 82:5% of all metastatic foci.
5. First choice of treatment should be aimed for confrol of pain and walking aid rather than futile trial of radical p~ocednre. Accordingly hormonal treattr-eat.chemotherapy. local irradiation, and rigid fucation for pathological fractun ould be applied.
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