title: Osteosarcoma. Clinical and pathological considerations.
abstract: The current local recurrence rate following limb sparing surgery for osteosarcoma is on the order of 5 per cent. Major advances in both reconstructive surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy have dramatically improved the disease-free survival rate and the quality of life in patients with osteosarcoma.
authors.affiliation: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kenan
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy