title: [The central bone tumor registry for the Federal Republic of Germany (author's transl)].
abstract: Among malignant tumors, bone tumors present a particularly acute problem. Bone tumors frequently occur in childhood; their etiology is completely obscure; early detection is still hardly possible, and the chances of success therefore leave much to be desired. A registry for bone tumors is being built up in the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, which is to collect epidemiological data on all malignant and semimalignant primary bone tumors occurring in the Federal Republic. The lecturer gives an introduction to the registry and requests the cooperation of German surgeons in reporting pertinent cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms; D002648:Child; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D012042:Registries; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
vernacular_title: Das zentrale Knochentumor-Register für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland