What is Osteosarcoma?

What is Osteosarcoma?

• Osteosarcoma: Osteosarcoma is the most common type of malignant bone cancer, accounting for 35% of primary bone malignancies. There is a preference for the metaphyseal region of tubular long bones. 50% of cases occur around the knee.
• Osteosarcoma: 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)
  Source - Diseases Database
• Osteosarcoma: malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Osteosarcoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Osteosarcoma, or a subtype of Osteosarcoma, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Osteosarcoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet

Osteosarcoma: Introduction

Types of Osteosarcoma:

Broader types of Osteosarcoma:

• Sarcoma
• Bone cancer
• Knee conditions
• Arm conditions
• more types...»

Who gets Osteosarcoma?

Patient Profile for Osteosarcoma: Usually age 10 to 20

How serious is Osteosarcoma?

Prognosis of Osteosarcoma: Stage 1 osteosarcoma has excellent prognosis. Stage 2 and 3 osteosarcoma has a bad prognosis.
Complications of Osteosarcoma: see complications of Osteosarcoma

What causes Osteosarcoma?

Causes of Osteosarcoma: see causes of Osteosarcoma
Risk factors for Osteosarcoma: see risk factors for Osteosarcoma

What are the symptoms of Osteosarcoma?

Symptoms of Osteosarcoma: see symptoms of Osteosarcoma

Complications of Osteosarcoma: see complications of Osteosarcoma

Onset of Osteosarcoma: The first peak occurs in children less than 15 years of age and the second peak occurs in the elderly age group.

Osteosarcoma: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Osteosarcoma.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Osteosarcoma.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Osteosarcoma: see treatments for Osteosarcoma
Research for Osteosarcoma: see research for Osteosarcoma

Organs Affected by Osteosarcoma:

Organs and body systems related to Osteosarcoma include:

• Bones
• Femur
• Arm
• Knee

Name and Aliases of Osteosarcoma

Main name of condition: Osteosarcoma

Bone Sarcoma, osteogenic sarcoma, OSRC, Osteosarcoma tumor

Osteogenic sarcoma Source - Diseases Database

Osteosarcoma, Osteogenic sarcoma
Source - WordNet 2.1

OSRC, Osteosarcoma tumor, Osteosarcoma tumor, Osteogenic sarcoma, OSRC
Source - Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)