Table 1. Demographic and Cancer Related Data.
| Factor | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 41 (49) |
| Female | 42 (51) |
| Age (yr) | |
| ≤ 55 | 42 (51) |
| > 55 | 41 (49) |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | |
| ≤ 122 | 42 (51) |
| > 122 | 41 (49) |
| White blood cells (×109/L) | |
| ≤ 5.8 | 44 (53) |
| > 5.8 | 39 (47) |
| Albumin (g/L) | |
| ≤ 39 | 42 (51) |
| > 39 | 41 (79) |
| Primary cancer | |
| Kidney cancer | 18 (22) |
| Thyroid cancer | 13 (16) |
| Liver cancer | 11 (13) |
| Breast cancer | 10 (12) |
| Lung cancer | 6 (7) |
| Sarcoma | 6 (7) |
| Multiple myeloma | 5 (6) |
| Female genital tract malignancies | 4 (5) |
| Colorectal cancer | 3 (3.5) |
| Metastasis of unknown origin | 3 (3.5) |
| Others | 4 (5) |
| No. of bone metastases | |
| Single | 41 (50) |
| Multiple | 41 (50) |
| Upper limb | 3/41 (7) |
| Lower limb | 11/41 (27) |
| Spine | |
| Other organ involvement | |
| Absent | 40 (48) |
| Present | 43 (52) |
| Lung metastasis | 32/43 (74) |
| Liver metastasis | 9/43 (21) |
| Solitary metastasis | 23/82 (28) |
| Initial bone metastasis presentation | 25/82 (31) |
| Location in the pelvis | |
| Iliac wing | 42 (51) |
| Periacetabular | 24 (29) |
| Ischium | 4 (5) |
| Pubic bone | 11 (13) |
| Entire bone | 2 (2) |
| Pathological fracture | 19/63 (23) |
| Radiographic appearance | |
| Normal | 6 (7) |
| Blastic | 1 (1) |
| Lytic | 72 (88) |
| Mixed | 3 (4) |
| Computed tomography scan | 54/82 (66) |
| Magnetic resonance imaging scan | 78/83 (94) |
| Soft tissue component | 60/80 (75) |
| Skip lesions | 15/81 (19) |
| Biopsy | 23/81 (28) |
| Size (cm) | |
| ≤ 6.8 | 41 (51) |
| > 6.8 | 40 (49) |