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bone cancer, osteosarcoma/malignant fibrous histiocytoma  

Definition(s)

  • ASIDE FROM PLASMA cell myeloma (multiple myeloma), osteosarcoma is the most common and malignant of bone sarcomas. The cancerous component derives from bone-forming cells and principally affects the ends of long bones. [Source: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society; Bone Cancer, Osteosarcoma/Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TPFFM0HN-8

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