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Chondrosarcoma is a bone sarcoma, a primary cancer composed of cells derived from transformed cells that produce cartilage. [1] A chondrosarcoma is a member of a category of tumors of bone and soft tissue known as sarcomas. About 30% of bone sarcomas are chondrosarcomas. [2] It is resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Unlike other primary ...
A chondrosarcoma is the type of bone cancer that starts in the cartilage cells. It is the most common type found in adults. Unlike the other types it is rarely found in those under the age of twenty. Most chondrosarcomas develop in the pelvis, legs or arms. Benign counterparts are known as enchondromas. Chondrosarcomas are classified by grade ...
Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma (EMC) is a rare low-grade malignant mesenchymal neoplasm of the soft tissues, that differs from other sarcomas by unique histology and characteristic chromosomal translocations. There is an uncertain differentiation (there is no evidence yet showing that EMC exhibits the feature of cartilaginous ...
Popcorn calcification or popcorn appearance is the radiological appearance of calcification with irregular rings and arcs, which resembles popcorns.The calcification patterns in chondroid lesions of the bone (such as enchondroma and chondrosarcoma), [1] pulmonary hamartomas, [2] degenerating fibroadenomas of the breast and calcified fibroids of the uterus have been described as 'popcorn ...
A sarcoma is a malignant tumor, a type of cancer that arises from cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin. [1] [2] Connective tissue is a broad term that includes bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, vascular, or other structural tissues, and sarcomas can arise in any of these types of tissues.
Finch is a former television writer and producer known for her work on Grey’s Anatomy.. Born in March 1978, Finch grew up in Cherry Hill, N.J., with her parents and older brother, Eric.
Myxoid chondrosarcoma is a type of chondrosarcoma. [1] It has been associated with a t(9;22) (q22;q12) EWS/CHN gene fusion. [2] References
The Bone Cancer Research Trust provides information (online and printed) on primary bone cancers for patients, their families, the general public, media and health care professionals. Currently there is detailed information on osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma and chondrosarcoma and a glossary/ medical dictionary.