High grade osteosarcoma of the extremities with lung metastases at presentation: Treatment with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and simultaneous resection of primary and metastatic lesions

Osteogenic sarcoma of the extremity with

Osteogenic sarcoma of the extremity with detectable lung metastases at presentation : Results of treatment of 23 patients with chemotherapy followed by simultaneous resection of primary and metastatic lesions

✍ Gaetano Bacci; Mario Mercuri; Antonio Briccoli; Stefano Ferrari; Franco Bertoni; 📂 Article 📅 1997 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 108 KB 👁 2 views

## Background: In the past 20 years, it has been demonstrated that the combination of surgery and chemotherapy improves the prognosis for patients with osteosarcoma of the extremity without detectable metastases at presentation. by contrast, the efficacy of chemotherapy coupled with aggressive surg