Table 3.
Clinical characteristics, treatment and evolution related to GH and bone tumors in the 5 patients with bone tumors
| # | Type of cancer | Localization | Age at diagnosis of cancer (y) | Delay between start of GH and cancer diagnosis (y) | Clinical manifestations of cancer | Metastasis | Metastasis localization | Initial cancer treatment | Complete remission | Relapse | Treatment of cancer relapse | Died | Medical and pathology reports available |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ewing sarcoma | Sacrum | 15.9 | 6.6 | Dysuria, constipation, pain | Y | Bone and bone marrow | Chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy | Y | Y | Oral chemotherapy (VP16) | Y | Y |
| 9 | Osteosarcoma | Left lower tibia | 11.5 | 2.9 | Pain | N | Chemotherapy, surgery and radiotherapy | Y | Y | CHD | Y | Y | |
| 10 | Osteosarcoma | Iliac wing | 19.5 | 15 | Pain | N | Chemotherapy and radiotherapy (no surgery because of deep vein thrombosis) | N | Y | Y | |||
| 11 | Osteosarcoma | Lower end of the right femur | 7.4 | 1.1 | U | U | U | U | N | N | |||
| 12 | Chondrosarcoma | Inter‐tibio‐fibular | 21.8 | 6 | U | N | Surgery | Y | N | N | Y |
Y, Yes; N, No; U, Unknown.