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• Bone tumor embolizations can be performed for palliation of pain/symptoms, or pre-operatively to reduce blood loss during surgery.
• Embolization has been described as definitive treatment for aneurysmal bone cyst, osteosarcoma, and giant cell tumors refractory to conventional treatment.
• The most common hypervascular metastatic bone tumors include hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, neuroendocrine malignancies, multiple myeloma, lung cancer, leiomyosarcoma, and angiosarcoma.
• Typically performed in conjunction with an orthopedic surgeon or musculoskeletal oncologist in order to optimize care.
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Hohenwalter, E.J., Rilling, W.S., King, D.M. (2010). Embolization of Bone Tumors. In: Kessel, D., Ray, C. (eds) Transcatheter Embolization and Therapy. Techniques in Interventional Radiology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-897-7_23
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