Research Article

Do Malignant Bone Tumors of the Foot Have a Different Biological Behavior than Sarcomas at Other Skeletal Sites?

Table 3

Five- and 10-year survival rates of sarcomas of the foot compared with rates at other skeletal sites.

DiagnosisResults of the present studyResults from other sites in the literature
Grading5-year survival rate10-year survival rate5-year survival rate10-year survival rate

ChondrosarcomaG1 ( )100%86%89%–96% [25, 31]89% [25]
G2/G3 ( )83%66%53%–62% [25, 31]38%–53% [25]

OsteosarcomaG1 ( )67%67%66% [32]
G2/G3 ( )80%60%60%–80% [26, 31]20%–49% [26, 31]

Ewing sarcomaG3 ( )71%28%50%–70% [19, 27, 31]20%–50% [19, 27, 31]

The superscripts listed in the last two columns of the table refer to references.