From: Bone metastases from renal cell carcinoma: patient survival after surgical treatment
Gender | |
Male | 71 |
Female | 30 |
Age at time of surgery | |
Median | 64.5 years |
Interquartile range | 57.3-72.1 years |
Time between diagnosis of RCC and osseous metastasis | |
Median | 9.7 months |
Interquartile range | 1.0-49.0 months |
Sites | 116 |
Spine | 29 |
Upper extremity | 40 |
Clavicle/scapula | 6 |
Humerus | 28 |
Forearm | 5 |
Lower extremity | 47 |
Pelvis | 15 |
Femur | 29 |
Tibia | 3 |
Foot | 1 |
Symptoms at time of presentation | |
Pain | 83% |
Pathologic fracture | 36% |
Neurological deficit | 11% |
Tumor | 20% |
Duration of symptoms before presentation | |
Median | 2.0 months |
Interquartile range | 1.0-4.3 months |