Characteristics, Management, and Outcomes of Patients With Osteosarcoma: An Analysis of Outcomes From the National Cancer Database.
Taylor D OttesenBlake N ShultzAlana M MungerCosmas SibindiAlp YurterArya G VarthiJonathan Newman GrauerPublished in: Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews (2022)
Despite advances in tumor management, surgical excision remains the best predictor of survival for osteosarcomas. No difference was observed in patient survival from 2004 to 2015 and, as would be expected, distant metastases were a poor prognostic sign, as was increasing age, male sex, and axial location.