Surgical treatment of metastatic bone disease of the distal extremities

Figure 1 Metastatic bone disease in the lower arm. A: Osteolytic metastasis caused by lung adenocarcinoma in an elderly female patient; B: Treatment with curettage, bone cement and osteosynthesis with plate and screws.

Figure 2 Metastatic bone disease in the lower leg. A: Well-defined osteolytic lesion of the proximal tibia diaphysis in a patient with renal cancer; B: Treatment with intramedullary nailing without any tumor removal.