| chondrosarcoma | <oncology, tumour> A malignant neoplasm derived from cartilage tissue (chondroblasts). (27 Sep 1997) |
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| chondrosarcoma, mesenchymal | A rare aggressive variant of chondrosarcoma, characterised by a biphasic histologic pattern of small compact cells intermixed with islands of cartilaginous matrix. Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas have a predilection for flat bones; long tubular bones are rarely affected. They tend to occur in the younger age group and are highly metastatic. (devita jr et al., cancer: principles & practice of oncology, 3d ed, p1456) (12 Dec 1998) |