Fig. 1

Distributions of tumor types and bone metastases (n=628). The most prevalent tumor type in women was breast cancer (55.76%), followed by lung cancer (18.18%). The most prevalent tumor type in men was lung cancer (32.89%), followed by prostate cancer (16.78%). Bone metastases were most often seen in multiple locations (spine+pelvis+others). Other sites than the spine and pelvis “Others” included upper extremity, lower extremity, skull, rib, sternum, clavicula, scapula, multiple localizations, or combinations of the aforementioned localizations