osteosarcoma

A bone sarcoma that is located_in bone that has_material_basis_in cells of mesenchymal origin. It usually involves bones and less frequently extraosseous sites. It often involves the long bones (particularly distal femur, proximal tibia, and proximal humerus).

Signs and symptoms

• Retinoblastoma

Medications that may treat it

carboplatin cisplatin doxorubicin methotrexate

Also known as: Osteogenic sarcoma; Skeletal sarcoma; bone tissue neoplasm; osteoid sarcoma