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mesenchymal chondrosarcoma

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mesenchymal chondrosarcoma
[meseng′kəməl]
Etymology: Gk, mesos, middle, enchyma, infusion, chondros, cartilage, sarx, flesh, oma, tumor
a rare malignant tumor of soft tissue that develops in many sites. The tumors are highly vascular.

chondrosarcoma (kon´drōsärkō´m),
n a malignant neoplasm composed of cartilage-like tissue.
n a malignant cartilage tumor primarily found in younger adults, usually located in or near the jaw.


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Finally, the clinical, radiographic, and pathologic aspects of two relatively distinctive bone tumors, mesenchymal chondrosarcoma and small cell osteosarcoma, are presented.
Mesenchymal chondrosarcomas develop in primitive mesenchymal cells.
MESENCHYMAL CHONDROSARCOMA This rare neoplasm was first described by Lichtenstein and Bernstein (96) in 1959 as an unusual variant of chondrosarcoma affecting bone and soft tissues.
 
 
 
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