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ArticleBMJ case reports2018

Osteoporosis and malignancy: a dicey combination.

Nandhini Lakshmana Perumal, Jayakumar Selvi, Jaya Prakash Sahoo, Sadishkumar Kamalanathan

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors.

Nandhini Lakshmana PerumalDepartment of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9444-1154
Jayakumar SelviDepartment of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Jaya Prakash SahooDepartment of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
Sadishkumar KamalanathanDepartment of Endocrinology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteoporosis is the most common metabolic bone disorder worldwide, especially in women. Postmenopausal status is the most common risk factor for osteoporosis in elderly women. The operational diagnosis of osteoporosis is usually made with the help of central dual energy X-ray absorptiometry scan. Clinically, osteoporosis is suspected in the background of one or more fractures of the hip, vertebra, proximal humerus or pelvis in the absence of local disease or high-energy trauma. Serious underlying illness can present with vertebral fractures and can be missed if other clues from clinical examination and investigations are overlooked. We report a case emphasising this aspect.

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AdenocarcinomaAlkaline PhosphataseBiomarkers, TumorBone Marrow ExaminationBone NeoplasmsDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansHypercalcemiaLow Back PainLumbar VertebraeLung NeoplasmsMiddle AgedOsteoporosis, PostmenopausalSpinal Cord CompressionSpinal FracturesAlkaline PhosphataseBiomarkers, Tumorcalcium and bonelung cancer (oncology)

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PMID29895544
PMCPMC6011445

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