Table 1C Metastases develop around indeterminate pulmonary nodules

From: Indeterminate nodules in osteosarcoma: what’s the follow-up?

Age (years)

Primary site

Survival (days)

Histological subtype

IPN number

IPN distribution

Size over 5 mm

Pulmonary metastasectomy

22

Distal femur

Alive (5238)

Chondroblastic

Multiple

Peripheral

No

Yes

25

Distal femur

Death (4401)

Osteoblastic

Solitary

Peripheral

No

Yes

16

Mandible

Death (874)

Atypical high grade

Multiple

Peripheral

No

No

  1. Abbreviation: IPN=indeterminate pulmonary nodules.