Table 2 Studies involving the relationship between local recurrence and pulmonary metastasis of GCTB
Study (Author/year) | Number of patients | Number of patients with pulmonary metastasis | Local recurrence |
|---|---|---|---|
Kremen et al. 2012 [33] | 230 | 5 | 28 |
Klenke et al. 2011 [35] | 118 | 5 | 24 |
Errani et al. 2010 [32] | 349 | 14 | 52 |
Prosser et al. 2005 [40] | 137 | 22 | 26 |
Trieb et al. 2001 [42] | 47 | 0 | 11 |
Blackley et al. 1999 [43] | 59 | 10 | 12 |
Kay et al. 1994 [45] | 66 | 6 | 18 |
O’Donnell et al. 1994 [44] | 60 | 0 | 15 |
Viswanathan et al. 2010 [36] | 470 | 8 | 13 of 24 patients with lung metastasis |
Tubb et al. 1992 [48] | Â | Â | 7 of 13 patients with lung metastasis |
Goldenberg et al. 1970 [28] | 218 | 6 | 5 of 6 patients with lung metastasis |