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Tumours of the patella
We report 15 cases of primary tumours and pseudotumours of the patella. The radiographic features and the surgical treatment of the different histological types are described in relation to Enneking's surgical...
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Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma of the Extremities: The Experience at the Rizzoli Institute in 210 Patients Treated with Two Successively Activated Preoperative Protocols Using High-Dose or Moderate-Dose Methotrexate + Cisplatin or High-Dose Methotrexate + Cisplatin + Doxorubicin
The prognosis of localized osteosarcoma of the extremities (LOE) treated by surgery alone is very poor. In our experience, in spite of amputation, the disease-free survival rate for these patients is only 10%....
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Telangiectatic or Hemorrhagic Osteosarcoma of Bone: A Clinicopathologic Study of 41 Patients at the Rizzoli Institute
Forty-one patients were treated for telangiectatic osteogenic sarcoma of bones at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute in Bologna, Italy. Age, sex, and symptoms were those of usual osteosarcoma. Radiographically,...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma
From March 1983 to September 1986, 126 patients with localized high-grade osteosarcoma of the extremities were treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Preoperative treatment consisted of two cycles of i.v. meth...
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Bone Autografting and Allografting in Large Skeletal Resection due to Tumor Resection
Between 1971 and 1985, 100 cases of primary bone tumors underwent resection and reconstruction with autogenous (90) or homologous (10) grafts at the Rizzoli Institute. Fifty-three resection arthrodesis with au...
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Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Osteosarcoma — Results of a Prospective Study
In March 1983, the Bone Tumor Center of the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli of Bologna, in collaboration with the Department of Pediatric Oncology of the University of Torino, and the 3rd Pediatric Clinic of the U...
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Results of a Randomized Trial for the Treatment of Localized Soft Tissue Tumors (STS) of the Extremities in Adult Patients
The purpose of the protocol was to obtain a homogeneous group of adult patients with localized and high grade STS in an extremity (including pelvic and shoulder girdle) treated with three different local surgi...
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Pelvic Resection in Bone Sarcomas
Between 1968 and 1986, 77 pelvic resections were performed at the Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli for the treatment of primary bone tumors. There were 73 malignant tumors: 35 were low grade (all chondrosarcomas) a...
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The Role of the Pathologist in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma
The role of the pathologist has changed in the modern treatment of osteosarcoma. Not only must the correct diagnosis be made, but also:
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Sacral osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma: a report of 13 cases
The authors present 13 cases (nine males and four females) of osteoid osteoma and osteoblastoma of the sacrum. All patients were less than 20 years old. Clinical and radiographic findings, histological feature...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
The Role of Resection and Reconstruction in the Treatment of Bone Tumors
Ablative surgery has historically been the preeminent treatment of the majority of the musculoskeletal sarcomas. However, in recent years, early diagnosis, better surgical techniques, chemotherapy, and radioth...
