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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 68-B, Issue 5 | Pages 748 - 750
1 Nov 1986
Blasier D Mayba I Ferguson C DeSa D Bishop A Letts M

The existence of pulmonary metastases in patients presenting with osteosarcoma is known to indicate a poor prognosis. Lung resection of solitary lesions is now a standard treatment approach, but with limited successful long-term results. We report the progress of a 16-year-old girl with osteosarcoma of the proximal tibia who underwent 11 lung resections for pulmonary metastases over a two-year period, and who has since then been free of disease for seven years.