Neoplastic Process
childhood osteosarcoma
child·hood os·te·o·sar·co·ma
Definitions related to childhood osteosarcoma:
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An osteosarcoma occurring during childhood.NICHD Pediatric TerminologyU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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An osteosarcoma occurring in childhood.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Osteosarcoma is the third most common cancer in adolescence, occurring less frequently than only lymphomas and brain tumors. It is thought to arise from a primitive mesenchymal bone-forming cell and is characterized by production of osteoid.WebMD, 2019
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