1979
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620x.61b2.285934
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The effect of biopsy on survival of patients with osteosarcoma

Abstract: A retrospective study of patients with osteosarcoma was undertaken to determine whether there was a relationship between biopsy and survival. Fifty-seven patients treated at the Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, between 1938 and 1959 were included in this study, all ofwhom were less than thirty years old, had a metaphysial osteosarcoma in a long bone but had no pulmonary metastases at the time of diagnosis; all were treated by amputation. No clinical variants of osteosarcoma were included. Twenty-four of the fif… Show more

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“…Eles também observaram que a biópsia aberta com pequeno intervalo antes da cirurgia definitiva não reduz a sobrevida dos pacientes (6) .…”
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“…Eles também observaram que a biópsia aberta com pequeno intervalo antes da cirurgia definitiva não reduz a sobrevida dos pacientes (6) .…”
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“…Osteosarcoma primarily occurs in the knee (60%), hip (15%) and about 10% near the humerus. The main pathophysiological mechanisms include several that may contribute to bone formation-related genetic disorders that lead to malignant progression and metastasis [ 15 ].…”
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confidence: 99%