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== Definition/Description == | == Definition/Description == | ||
Osteosarcoma is also known as osteogenic sarcoma. Osteosarcoma is an extremely malignant primary cancer of long bones. Evidence of malignant osteoid bone and/or cartilage formation with destructive lesions and sclerosis is characteristic of the disease.<sup>1</sup> Differentiating osteosarcoma from other tumors is defined by the production of extensive, incompletely mineralized matrix that is seen with histological staining.<sup>2</sup> | |||
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Osteosarcoma is also known as osteogenic sarcoma. Osteosarcoma is an extremely malignant primary cancer of long bones. Evidence of malignant osteoid bone and/or cartilage formation with destructive lesions and sclerosis is characteristic of the disease.1 Differentiating osteosarcoma from other tumors is defined by the production of extensive, incompletely mineralized matrix that is seen with histological staining.2
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