title: Osteosarcoma of the foot: a review of 52 patients at the Mayo Clinic.
abstract: This is a review of 52 osteosarcomas of the foot. The incidence of osteosarcoma of the foot is very low. It appears to affect older patients and the calcaneus is a common site. The incidence of chondroblastic tumors is high and most tumors are high grade. In many cases, amputation is required for local control of disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Mayo Clinic Rochester, USA. peterchoong@yahoo.com
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Choong
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Qureshi
authors.forename: F H
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Unni
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D002111:Calcaneus; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012516:Osteosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies