Familial occurrence of osteosarcoma - A case report and review of the literature

Authors
Hillmann, A Ozaki, T Winkelmann, W
Citation
A. Hillmann et al., Familial occurrence of osteosarcoma - A case report and review of the literature, J CANC RES, 126(9), 2000, pp. 497-502
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
ISSN journal
01715216 → ACNP
Volume
126
Issue
9
Year of publication
2000
Pages
497 - 502
Database
ISI
SICI code
0171-5216(200009)126:9<497:FOOO-A>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
We treated two cases of osteosarcoma in siblings. After intensive chemother apy and surgery, both patients are alive after 9 and 4 years without any si gns of disease. We report the course of disease in these patients in detail and review the literature on 59 patients with familial osteosarcomas.