Osteosarcoma
Studies from G. Bacci and co-authors have provided new information about osteosarcoma
Published in Cancer Weekly, January 6th, 2009
"Between 1986 and 2001.162 patients with extremity osteosarcoma and lung metastases at presentation, were treated by neoadjuvant chemotherapy, simultaneous resection of primary and, when feasible, secondary lesions followed by chemotherapy. After neoadjuvant chemotherapy, metastases disappeared in 14 patients, 16 were judged unresectable by both our thoracic surgeons, 132 had primary tumors and lung metastases removed simultaneously," researchers in Bologna, Italy report.
"Removal of lung metastases was complete in 123 and incomplete in 9. Histologically lesions were benign in 32 patients. For the 100 patients simultaneously operated with histologically proven lung...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-01-06)
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