Table 2.

Outcome of different surgeries

Surgery	n	Controlled	Progression	Died	Lost to follow up
Resection of the lesion	13	3	2	0	8
Reconstruction using prostheses	8	6	0	0	2
Reconstruction using bone grafts	3	0	2	1	0
Thoracic duct ligation+chest drainage*	1	1	0	0	0
Thoracic duct ligation+pleurodesis*	1	1	0	0	0
Pleurodesis+chest drainage*	1	0	1	0	0

^*In patients with chylothorax

Controlled: the radiographic presentation of the affected bone had not changed, and no newly emerging bone destruction; Progression: progressive resorption of the affected bone and/or newly emerging bone destruction