Osteosarcoma in patients younger than 12 years old without metastases have similar prognosis as adolescent and young adults
Background Childhood cancer is relatively rare and tends to present specific age distribution, as a prognostic factor for some of these diseases. Information on how young age affects prognosis, response to chemotherapy, and local control options in children versus AYA with osteosarcoma (OST) is mini...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Pediatric blood & cancer 2015-07, Vol.62 (7), p.1209-1213 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Background
Childhood cancer is relatively rare and tends to present specific age distribution, as a prognostic factor for some of these diseases. Information on how young age affects prognosis, response to chemotherapy, and local control options in children versus AYA with osteosarcoma (OST) is minimal.
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In order to identify the main differences in clinicalpathologic features, surgical approaches and survival rates of primary high grade OST of the extremity between children (n = 156; |
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ISSN: | 1545-5009 1545-5017 |
DOI: | 10.1002/pbc.25459 |