os·te·o·sar·co·ma

(ŏs′tē-ō-sär-kō′mə)

n. pl. os·te·o·sar·co·ma·ta (-mə-tə) or os·te·o·sar·co·mas

A malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.

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osteosarcoma

(ˌɒstɪəʊˌsɑːˈkəʊmə)

n, pl -mata (-mətə) or -mas

(Medicine) a common type of bone cancer

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os•te•o•sar•co•ma

(ˌɒs ti oʊ sɑrˈkoʊ mə)

n., pl. -mas, -ma•ta (-mə tə)

a malignant tumor of the bone.

[1800–10]

osteosarcoma

a malignant bone tumor. Also called osteogenic sarcoma.

osteosarcoma

Also called osteogenic sarcoma. A form of bone cancer arising in the long bone of a limb. Osteoblasts (bone cells) multiply and form tumors.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

osteosarcoma - malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur

osteogenic sarcoma

sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

Translations

os·te·o·sar·co·ma

n. osteosarcoma, sarcoma óseo o que contiene tejido óseo.

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osteosarcoma

n osteosarcoma m

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Pathologic fracture in osteosarcoma: Impact of chemotherapy on primary tumor and survival.

Osteosarcoma outcomes at a South African tertiary hospital

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High-Grade Osteosarcoma of the Foot: Presentation, Treatment, Prognostic Factors, and Outcome of 23 Cooperative Osteosarcoma Study Group COSS Patients

Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a malignant neoplasm in which the neoplastic cells produce bone.

The Role of Osteocalcin and Alkaline Phosphatase Immunohistochemistry in Osteosarcoma Diagnosis

A diagnosis of cutaneous extraosseous osteosarcoma was suggested after excluding an origin in bone or other primary tumor sites by computed tomography.

A Rare Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma Appearing After 55 Years on a Large Stage 3 Burn Scar. (Case Report)

However, other tumor types (osteosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytomas, and fibrosarcomas) have also been seen.

Osteoblastic Osteosarcoma Arising beneath an Osteochondroma in an 11-Year-Old Male with Multiple Hereditary Exostoses

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Background: Limb-salvage surgery is the standard procedure for the treatment of appendicular osteosarcoma. Precise resection is the trend in limb-salvage surgery.

Transition from Tumor Tissue to Bone Marrow in Patients with Appendicular Osteosarcoma after Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Synergistic growth inhibition by sorafenib and cisplatin in human osteosarcoma cells.

Effect and Mechanism of EGFL7 Downregulation in Human Osteosarcoma Cells on the Biological Function of Co-cultured HUVEC

The incidence of malignancy in children has been documented at 4 to 5 cases per million for osteosarcoma and 3 per million for Ewing sarcoma and primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET).

Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Bone Lesions

Luis Enrique left the Spanish set-up last June in order to spend more time with his family, following Xana's diagnosis with osteosarcoma, the most common form of bone cancer and prevalent in teenagers and young adults.

Luis Enrique's daughter Xana dies after five-month battle with cancer

Osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, is not common in humans, representing around 800-900 new cases each year in the U.S.

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