A case of spontaneous regression of a pulmonary metastasis from high-grade osteosarcoma is reported. The metastasis developed 5 years after chemotherapy and amputation for a distal femur osteosarcoma. The sarcomatous nature of the lesion was histologically confirmed. No treatment was attempted owing to the patient's refusal. The patient was followed up every 3 months and a spontaneous regression of the lesion was documented. Seven years after the diagnosis of lung metastases, no pulmonary nodules or other signs of relapse are present. © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Spontaneous regression of lung metastasis from osteosarcoma: A case report / Bacci G.; Palmerini E.; Staals E.L.; Ferrari S.; Battaglia M.; Longhi A.; Bertoni F.; Briccoli A.. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. - ISSN 1077-4114. - STAMPA. - Jan;30(1):1(2008), pp. 90-92. [10.1097/MPH.0b013e31815cc410]
Spontaneous regression of lung metastasis from osteosarcoma: A case report
BACCI, GAETANO;PALMERINI, EMANUELA;BERTONI, FRANCO;BRICCOLI, ANTONIO
2008
Abstract
A case of spontaneous regression of a pulmonary metastasis from high-grade osteosarcoma is reported. The metastasis developed 5 years after chemotherapy and amputation for a distal femur osteosarcoma. The sarcomatous nature of the lesion was histologically confirmed. No treatment was attempted owing to the patient's refusal. The patient was followed up every 3 months and a spontaneous regression of the lesion was documented. Seven years after the diagnosis of lung metastases, no pulmonary nodules or other signs of relapse are present. © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
