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Ewing's sarcoma of bone. Experience with 140 patients
Author(s) -
Wilkins Ross M.,
Pritchard Douglas J.,
Omer E. Burgert,
Unni Krishnan K.
Publication year - 1986
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(19861201)58:11<2551::aid-cncr2820581132>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - medicine , sarcoma , pelvis , ewing's sarcoma , surgery , lesion , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , survival rate , 5 year survival rate , radiology , pathology
The records of 140 patients with histologically verified Ewing's sarcoma of bone treated between 1969 and 1982 were studied retrospectively. Various factors thought to be relevant to prognosis were analyzed. Three statistically significant factors were found: presence of metastatic disease, elevation of the sedimentation rate, and location of the tumor in the pelvis. In addition, patients who underwent complete surgical excision of the primary lesion had a better survival rate (74% at 5 years) than those who did not (34% at 5 years). It is concluded that patients with surgically accessible lesions should undergo treatment consisting of surgery, chemotherapy, and, in selected cases, radiation.