title: "Osteosarcoma". A review of the management used and results in 28 patients.
abstract: A review of primary malignant bone tumors was carried out in the East part of Beirut from 1978-1988. Out of a total number of 105 cases, there were 28 osteosarcomas. An analysis of the management used, results obtained, and techniques one may follow to improve the prognosis of osteosarcoma in Lebanon is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Notre-Dame des Secours Hospital, Jbeil, Lebanon.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abdelnoor
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kourani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Semaan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome