Wiener klinische Wochenschrift
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From 1977 to 1985 altogether 143 children were referred to our hospital for liver transplantation. These children were aged 6 months to 15 years. According to the results of a defined examination protocol liver transplantation was indicated in 102 of these children. ⋯ Only 30 children have been transplanted so far. Out of these, 21 actually survive. The cumulative 5-year survival rate after transplantation is calculated to be 60.5%.
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Wien. Klin. Wochenschr. · Aug 1986
Case ReportsUnilateral pulmonary metastasis in a patient with osteogenic sarcoma surviving longer than 13 years after leg amputation.
A case of osteogenic sarcoma of the left fibula in a patient surviving longer than 13 years after amputation and developing an unusual pattern of late metastasis, including a unilateral pulmonary mass, is presented. Autopsy revealed unilateral pulmonary metastasis with extensive old, "burned-out" areas, in contrast to extrapulmonary metastatic deposits composed exclusively of fresh tumor tissue, suggesting secondary development of extrapulmonary metastases from the pulmonary lesion. In addition to the possibility of metastatic disease even after post-therapeutic survival of more than 10 years, unusual manifestation of late metastasis is discussed in the light of a review of the literature.