Radical surgery for the solitary bony metastasis from renal-cell carcinoma

Abstract

W e carried out excision of a solitary bony metastasis from renal-cell carcinoma in 25 patients in the hope that this would produce a prolonged disease-free interval. Two patients had excisions only, five had amputations and 18 had excision and endoprosthetic replacement. The one-, three-and five-year cumulative survival rates were 88%, 54% and 13%, respectively.