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Medullary extension of osteosarcoma. Implications for rational therapy
Author(s) -
Lewis Randall J.,
Lotz Michael J.
Publication year - 1974
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197402)33:2<371::aid-cncr2820330211>3.0.co;2-8
Subject(s) - medullary cavity , medicine , osteosarcoma , amputation , bone marrow , extension (predicate logic) , surgery , radiology , pathology , computer science , programming language
Pathologic examination of 20 amputation specimens of osteosarcoma revealed no unappreciated extension of tumor and no “skip areas” in the marrow cavity. Based on published clinical and pathologic data, transmedullary amputation appears to be a reasonable treatment for osteosarcoma arising in the distal portion of a long bone.