Why the study?
What are the prognostic factors for survival after pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with osteosarcomas of the extremities?
Population
n=23 patients with pulmonary metastases from osteosarcomas of the extremities treated between 1989 and 2007
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
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May inform selection for pulmonary metastasectomy in extremity osteosarcoma; leaves open whether it improves outcomes.
What are the prognostic factors for survival after pulmonary metastasectomy in patients with osteosarcomas of the extremities?
In patients with pulmonary metastases from extremity osteosarcoma, having fewer than five metastases and no new metastases during perioperative chemotherapy are associated with better survival after metastasectomy.
Chen et al. (2008) studied this question.
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