Defeat Osteosarcoma » osteosarcoma follow-up testing http://defeatosteosarcoma.org This site is dedicated to curing osteosarcoma Sun, 20 May 2012 05:20:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 longest disease-free interval between primary diagnosis and metastatic recurrence of an osteosarcoma, 21 years http://defeatosteosarcoma.org/2010/03/longest-disease-free-interval-between-primary-diagnosis-and-metastatic-recurrence-of-an-osteosarcoma-21-years/ http://defeatosteosarcoma.org/2010/03/longest-disease-free-interval-between-primary-diagnosis-and-metastatic-recurrence-of-an-osteosarcoma-21-years/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 03:59:55 +0000 James Street http://defeatosteosarcoma.org/?p=172 To the best of our knowledge, this case report describes the longest disease-free interval between primary diagnosis and metastatic recurrence of an osteosarcoma.

Case presentation. A 35-year-old Caucasian American man presented with asymptomatic lung metastases 21 years after being diagnosed and treated for lower extremity osteosarcoma. He underwent curative lung resection, but 2 years thereafter developed metastatic disease in the scapula and tibia and, after resection and chemotherapy, is in remission 1 year later.

Conclusion: This case highlights the importance of long follow-up periods and continued surveillance of osteosarcoma patients after initial curative treatment.

Author: Ari HalldorssonSteven BrooksSam MontgomerySuzanne Graham
Credits/Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009, 3:9298

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