Nonmetastatic
osteosarcoma of the extremity with pathologic fracture at presentation: Local and systemic control by amputation or limb salvage after preoperative chemotherapy.
Schellong et al., "Cooperative
osteosarcoma study COSS-77: results after 4 years," Klinische Padiatrie, vol.
The OCN showed sensitivity of 68%, specificity of 36%, positive predictive value of 52%, negative predictive value of 53%, and accuracy of 52% to
Osteosarcoma.
Extraskeletal
osteosarcoma (EO) located in the soft tissues without attachment to the bone or periosteum is a malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that produces osteoid, bone, and/or chondroid material.
These features were those of a high-grade osteoblastic
osteosarcoma. In conclusion, histopathological revealed an osteochondroma with an underlying high-grade osteoblastic
osteosarcoma involving the marrow cavity (Figures 4(a)-4(c)).
Pet company Aratana Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:PETX) reported on Wednesday the receipt of the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Center for Veterinary Biologics conditional licensure for Canine
Osteosarcoma Vaccine, Live Listeria Vector (AT-014) for the treatment of dogs diagnosed with
osteosarcoma, one year of age or older.
Limb-salvage surgery is the standard procedure for the treatment of appendicular
osteosarcoma. Determination of the tumor boundary is essential for surgical planning.
A phase II trial of sorafenib in relapsed and unresectable high-grade
osteosarcoma after failure of standard multimodal therapy: an Italian Sarcoma Group study.
Patients with
osteosarcoma will describe bone pain 79% of time and may exhibit symptoms for up to 3 to 6 months.
"Our daughter Xana passed away this afternoon aged nine after fighting for five intense months with
osteosarcoma (bone cancer)," Luis Enrique said in a statement.
"Ifs the first time that dogs with
osteosarcoma have experienced prolonged survival without receiving chemotherapy, which is really exciting."