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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)
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- Osteogenic Sarcoma
- Osteosarcoma Tumor
- Sarcoma, Osteogenic
- Osteogenic Sarcomas
- Osteosarcoma Tumors
- Osteosarcomas
- Sarcomas, Osteogenic
- Tumor, Osteosarcoma
- Tumors, Osteosarcoma
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.
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coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS
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89; was SARCOMA, OSTEOGENIC 1963-88
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Osteosarcoma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D012516. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D012516
- Osteosarcoma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteosarcoma
- Osteosarcoma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q549534