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Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue > Sarcoma > Osteosarcoma
Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases > Connective Tissue Diseases > Neoplasms, Connective Tissue > Neoplasms, Bone Tissue > Osteosarcoma
... > Neoplasms > Neoplasms by Histologic Type > Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue > Neoplasms, Connective Tissue > Neoplasms, Bone Tissue > Osteosarcoma

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Osteosarcoma  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Osteogenic Sarcoma
  • Osteogenic Sarcomas
  • Osteosarcoma Tumor
  • Osteosarcoma Tumors
  • Sarcoma, Osteogenic
  • Sarcomas, Osteogenic
  • Tumor, Osteosarcoma
  • Tumors, Osteosarcoma

Note

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

Scope note

  • A sarcoma originating in bone-forming cells, affecting the ends of long bones. It is the most common and most malignant of sarcomas of the bones, and occurs chiefly among 10- to 25-year-old youths. (From Stedman, 25th ed)

History note

  • 89; was SARCOMA, OSTEOGENIC 1963-88

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