Why the study?
Are the outcomes similar for young patients presenting with primary osteosarcoma of flat bones compared to secondary osteosarcoma of any site?
Population
45 young patients, including 27 with primary osteosarcomas involving flat bones and 18 with secondary…
Comparison
Surgical resection and/or chemotherapy vs Primary osteosarcoma of flat bones compared to…
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Warrants guarded prognosis counseling for young patients with either form; leaves open whether novel therapies can improve local control or survival.
Are the outcomes similar for young patients presenting with primary osteosarcoma of flat bones compared to secondary osteosarcoma of any site?
Outcomes for both primary osteosarcoma of flat bones and secondary osteosarcomas are poor, primarily due to metastases and failure of local control, with chemotherapy rarely yielding responses.
Pratt et al. (1997) studied this question.
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