Osteosarcoma of the Pelvis: Clinical Presentation and Overall Survival

Table 3

Comparison of pelvis osteosarcoma to other anatomic locations and overall survival at 2, 5, and 10 years.

Anatomic site	n	%	Median age at diagnosis (years)	Median tumor size (cm)	Metastasis at diagnosis (%)	Received surgery (%)	Survival
							2-year	5-year	10-year
Pelvis	292	9.8	47.5	11.0	33.5	47.4	45.6	26.5	21.4
Upper limb	366	12.2	19.0	9.5	21.9	84.9	76.4	57.7	54.3
Lower limb	1852	61.9	17.0	9.2	18.7	88.4	81.0	66.1	59.3
Face and skull	324	10.8	43.5	4.5	4.2	89.2	75.1	62.5	54.5
Vertebral column	79	2.6	53	5.5	24.7	70.9	53.1	33.0	30.9
Thorax	79	2.6	46	6.8	19.7	81.0	73.6	60.0	57.0

Asterisk () denotes difference from the pelvis at significance level <0.05.