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ArticleAnnals of translational medicine2021

Characteristics and prognosis of telangiectatic osteosarcoma: a population-based study using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database.

Mingfang Xu, Nan Dai, Xueqin Yang, Wei Guan, Yu Pu, Dong Wang, Liangjun Yin, Mao Nie

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Article in Annals of translational medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mingfang XuCancer Center of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Nan DaiCancer Center of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xueqin YangCancer Center of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Wei GuanCancer Center of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yu PuCancer Center of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Dong WangCancer Center of Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Liangjun YinDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Mao NieDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Daping Hospital · CNArmy Medical University · CNDalian Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTelangiectatic osteosarcoma (TOS) is a rare type of osteosarcoma for which limited clinical data is available. Furthermore, the clinical characteristics and prognosis of TOS remain unclear.

methodsA large population-based cohort analysis was conducted using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) registry. The data of TOS and conventional osteosarcoma (COS) patients from 2000 to 2017 were collected. The categorical variables were assessed by Chi-squared tests. Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank (Mantel-Cox) tests were used to examine the survival outcomes between the groups. Cox proportional hazard models were used for univariate and multivariate analyses of TOS patient survival-related variables.

resultsA total of 141 TOS patients and 2961 COS patients were included in this analysis, and the mean age at diagnosis was 23.5 and 29.4 years, respectively. Compared to COS patients, TOS patients were more likely to be under 20 years old (61.7%

conclusionsPatients with TOS were younger than patients with COS and did not show a second peak after 60 years of age. Age, summary stage at diagnosis, and surgery at the primary site were independent predictors of survival for TOS patients.

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clinical characteristicsmedian overall survival (mOS)prognosisSEERTelangiectatic osteosarcoma (TOS)

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