chondrosarcoma
Sign in to saveChondrosarcoma is a bone sarcoma, a primary cancer composed of cells derived from transformed cells that produce cartilage. 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. It is resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy with mesenchymal suptype being a notable exception. Unlike other primary bone sarcomas that mainly affect children and adolescents, a chondrosarcoma can present at any age. It more often affects the axial skeleton than the appendicular skeleton.
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- Histopathologic image of chondrosarcoma of the chest wall. Surgical resection of recurrent mass. H & E stain.
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Chondrosarcoma is a bone sarcoma, a primary cancer composed of cells derived from transformed cells that produce cartilage. 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. It is resistant to chemotherapy and radiotherapy with mesenchymal suptype being a notable exception. Unlike other primary bone sarcomas that mainly affect children and adolescents, a chondrosarcoma can present at any age. It more often affects the axial skeleton than the appendicular skeleton.
==Types== {| class="wikitable" |+Table 1: Types of chondrosarcoma |- valign=top ! ! Subtype ! Percentage of cases % |- valign=top | rowspan="3" | Conventional | Primary central | ~75% |- |Secondary peripheral |~10% |- valign="TOP" | Periosteal (aka juxtacortical) | Image:Chondrosarcoma (2).jpg