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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue > Sarcoma > Chondrosarcoma
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Neoplasms, Connective Tissue > Chondrosarcoma
Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue > Neoplasms, Connective Tissue > Chondrosarcoma

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Chondrosarcoma  

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  • coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS

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  • A slowly growing malignant neoplasm derived from cartilage cells, occurring most frequently in pelvic bones or near the ends of long bones, in middle-aged and old people. Most chondrosarcomas arise de novo, but some may develop in a preexisting benign cartilaginous lesion or in patients with ENCHONDROMATOSIS. (Stedman, 25th ed)

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