Local growth and the prognosis of osteosarcoma.
We have analysed 63 patients who had stage II osteosarcoma of the distal femur (32) or proximal tibia (31) to determine the patterns of disease-free and overall survival in relation to local growth. All had neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The extent of local growth predicts both types of survival in these tumours.
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Department of Orthopaedics, Westfalen Wilhelms University, Münster, Federal Republic of Germany.
Enneking
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Roesner
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005266:Femoral Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013977:Tibia