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Do Malignant Bone Tumors of the Foot Have a Different Biological Behavior than Sarcomas at Other Skeletal Sites?
Joint Authors
Krieg, A. H.
Baumhoer, D.
Hefti, F.
Brotzmann, M.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-03-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We analyze the delay in diagnosis and tumor size of malignant bone tumors of the foot in a retrospective study.
We compared the oncological and surgical long-term results with identical tumor at other anatomical sites in order to analyze the biological behavior of sarcomas that are found in the foot.
Thirty-two patients with a histologically proven malignant bone tumor (fifteen chondrosarcomas, nine osteosarcomas, and eight Ewing sarcomas) between the years 1969 and 2008 were included.
The median follow-up was 11.9 years.
The overall median time gap between the beginning of symptoms and diagnosis in the study group was 10 months.
Ewing sarcoma presented with the longest delay in diagnosis (median of 18 months), followed by osteosarcoma (median of 15 months) and chondrosarcoma (median of 7.5 months).
The delay in diagnosis of these tumors was significantly longer than that of equivalent tumors at other skeletal sites, but the 5- and 10-year survival rates and the occurrence of distant metastases were comparable.
In contrast, the average size of foot tumors was 5- to 30-fold less than that of tumors analyzed at other skeletal sites.
This study indicates that sarcomas of the foot demonstrate a distinct biological behavior compared to the same tumor types at other skeletal sites.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Brotzmann, M.& Hefti, F.& Baumhoer, D.& Krieg, A. H.. 2013. Do Malignant Bone Tumors of the Foot Have a Different Biological Behavior than Sarcomas at Other Skeletal Sites?. Sarcoma،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497192
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Brotzmann, M.…[et al.]. Do Malignant Bone Tumors of the Foot Have a Different Biological Behavior than Sarcomas at Other Skeletal Sites?. Sarcoma No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497192
American Medical Association (AMA)
Brotzmann, M.& Hefti, F.& Baumhoer, D.& Krieg, A. H.. Do Malignant Bone Tumors of the Foot Have a Different Biological Behavior than Sarcomas at Other Skeletal Sites?. Sarcoma. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497192
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497192