Sixty percent of TE fistulas form as a result of malignancy.
Studies were excluded if fractures were a result of malignancy or trauma.
A positive cytological result of malignancy was accepted as evidence, and the patients were treated accordingly.
A positive result of malignancy was established as evidence and the patient was treated accordingly.
It may occur due to physiological, metabolic, psychological or iatrogenic processes, which exist as a result of malignancy and may affect morbidity, mortality and response to treatment (Argiles and Lopez-Soriano, 1999).
Hypercalcemia may also result as a consequence of malignancy, infections or immobilization.
Results: History of malignancy was found in 47 (9 females) patients (2,9 %, group A): 9 prostate, 8 breast, 5 colon/rectum,5 lung,4 stomach,3 laryngeal,2 bladder, 1 kidney,1 skin,1 salivary gland cancer, 7 lymphomas (2 Hodgin) and 1 sarcoma.
As for preoperative diagnosis, only 6 patients (31.58 %) received preoperative percutaneous aspiration cytology or biopsy, of which showed negative results for malignancy without specific diagnosis.
The correlation between the cytological and histological results regarding presence of malignancy was observed in only 17 cases.
The correlation between the cytological and histological results regarding presence of malignancy was observed in 17 cases.
