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What is Chondrosarcoma?
- Chondrosarcoma: Introduction
- Types of Chondrosarcoma
- Prognosis
- Other names for Chondrosarcoma
- Who gets Chondrosarcoma?
- What causes Chondrosarcoma?
- What are the symptoms of Chondrosarcoma?
- Organs Affected by Chondrosarcoma
- Can anyone else get Chondrosarcoma?
- How is it treated?
- Chondrosarcoma: Introduction
What is Chondrosarcoma?
- Chondrosarcoma: Chondrosarcoma is the second most frequent primary malignant tumor of bone, representing approximately 25% of all primary osseous neoplasms. Chondrosarcomas are a group of tumors with highly diverse features and behavior patterns, ranging from slow-growing non-metastasizing lesions to highly aggressive metastasizing sarcomas.
- Chondrosarcoma: A malignant mesenchymal tumor arising from cartilage-forming tissues involving the bones (bone chondrosarcoma) or the soft tissues (extraskeletal chondrosarcoma). Bone chondrosarcoma usually affects middle-aged to elderly adults, and the pelvic bones, ribs, shoulder girdle, and long bones are the most common locations. Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma usually affects the deep soft tissues of the extremities and the region of head and neck. Most chondrosarcomas arise de novo, but some may develop in a preexisting benign cartilaginous lesion. -- 2003
Source - Diseases Database - Chondrosarcoma: a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Chondrosarcoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Types of Chondrosarcoma:
Broader types of Chondrosarcoma:
Who gets Chondrosarcoma?
Patient Profile for Chondrosarcoma: Usually middle age
How serious is Chondrosarcoma?
Prognosis of Chondrosarcoma: For the least aggressive grade, about 90% of patients survive more than five years after diagnosis. For the most aggressive grade, more than a quarter of patients live more than five years.
Complications of Chondrosarcoma:
see complications of Chondrosarcoma
What causes Chondrosarcoma?
Causes of Chondrosarcoma: see causes of Chondrosarcoma
What are the symptoms of Chondrosarcoma?
Symptoms of Chondrosarcoma: see symptoms of Chondrosarcoma
Complications of Chondrosarcoma: see complications of Chondrosarcoma
Onset of Chondrosarcoma: The age range is wide; most cases occur in patients older than 40 years.
Can anyone else get Chondrosarcoma?
Contagion of cancer: generally not; see details in contagion of cancer.
Chondrosarcoma: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Chondrosarcoma.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Chondrosarcoma.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Chondrosarcoma:
see treatments for Chondrosarcoma
Research for Chondrosarcoma:
see research for Chondrosarcoma
Organs Affected by Chondrosarcoma:
Organs and body systems related to Chondrosarcoma include:
Name and Aliases of Chondrosarcoma
Main name of condition: Chondrosarcoma
Class of Condition for Chondrosarcoma: cancer
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