Research Article

Exploring the Diagnostic Dilemma of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Primary Sarcoma of Bone

Table 5

Regression analysis for metastasis-free survival for patients with primary sarcoma of the bone without evident metastatic disease on presentation.

Hazard ratioCI value

Age1.0120.994–1.0300.191

GenderMale1.0890.587–2.0200.787
Female

DiagnosisOsteosarcoma0.7390.354–1.5420.420
Chondrosarcoma0.9090.274–3.0110.876
Ewing sarcoma0.3330.066–1.6790.183
Chordoma1.4060.626–3.1610.409
Others

Anatomic locationLower extremity0.3660.123–1.0910.071
Upper extremity0.8700.286–2.6430.806
Spine/chest wall1.4120.729–2.7330.307
Pelvis

Presence of indeterminant nodules on preoperative CT chestYes0.9810.493–1.9550.958
No

Development of indeterminant nodules on surveillance CT chestYes2.0080.997–4.0410.051
No