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The skeleton is a common site for metastases from many primary tumours. The apparent distribution and frequency of metastases are influenced by the method of investigation used to identify them.
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Rankin, S. (1991). Radiology. In: Rubens, R.D., Fogelman, I. (eds) Bone Metastases. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3254-7_4
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