35+ Breast Cancer Metastasis To Bone Marrow
Background. A bone marrow transplant may be used to treat patients with certain forms of cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma, or breast cancer. Bones are a common site for breast cancer to spread.
The bone marrow seems to provide a protective home for breast cancer cells. The most common cancers that spread to bone are breast , prostate , and lung. Breast cancer is one of the malignancies which tend to involve the bone marrow, but initial presentation with diffuse bone marrow metastasis from an occult breast cancer is very rare.
Bone is the third most frequent site of tumor metastasis;
Metastatic breast cancer is breast cancer that has spread beyond the breast and nearby lymph nodes to it may also be called metastatic breast cancer in the bones or bone metastases. Scalloped lesion in the bone marrow with surrounding edema and joint effusion. A bone marrow transplant may be used to treat patients with certain forms of cancer, such as leukemia, lymphoma, or breast cancer. This specialized microenvironment is highly supportive, not only for tumor growth and survival but also for the development of an.