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General Orthopaedics

Local control decisions in extremity osteosarcoma - are we doing it right?

British Orthopaedic Association/Irish Orthopaedic Association Annual Congress (BOA/IOA)



Abstract

Background

Decisions about local treatment are important in osteosarcoma treatment. The purpose of this study was to review decisions about local treatment in one centre.

Methods

This was a retrospective review of the records of all patients with high-grade extremity osteosarcoma presenting to our centre between 1997 and 2008. Particular attention was paid to local control decisions.

Results

54 patients were included, 37 were male. Median age was 18 (4.1 to 71.3 years). The anatomical location was distal femur in 33, tibia in 8, humerus in 7, ankle/foot in 3, fibula in 2 and clavicle in 1. 8 (14.8%) patients had metastases at presentation. 13 (24.1%) patients underwent primary amputation, predominantly in the early years of the series. The remaining 41 patients had limb-sparing surgery, 5 of whom had microscopically positive margins. 21 of 54 (38.8%) had >90% necrosis in the resected tumour.

3 patients had poor necrosis and positive margins. These were a 70 yo intolerant of chemotherapy, who refused amputation, developed LR and metastatic disease; a 15 yo with metastatic disease, who had a secondary amputation and metastatectomy and survived and a 43 yo who developed metastases and LR on chemotherapy. 4 further patients had local recurrence after LSS. All had poor necrosis after chemotherapy but adequate margins. All developed metastatic disease and 3 have died. Overall survival was 60%. 5-year survival without metastatic disease at presentation was 65%.

Conclusion

Our series is similar to other centres. Challenges include older patients, poor response to chemotherapy and metastases.