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Chondrosarcoma is a form of ''soft tissue sarcoma'' that effects the cartilage of long bones in the extremities, along with the pelvic and shoulder girdles, sternum, and scapula. Typically, chondrosarcoma is a malignant cartilage tumor that is slow-growing and forms spontaneously or is due to malignant changes in a preexisting bone tumor. | Chondrosarcoma is a form of ''soft tissue sarcoma'' that most commonly effects the cartilage of long bones in the extremities, along with the pelvic and shoulder girdles, sternum, and scapula. Typically, chondrosarcoma is a malignant cartilage tumor that is slow-growing and forms spontaneously or is due to malignant changes in a preexisting (secondary) bone tumor. | ||
== Prevalence == | == Prevalence == |
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Definition/Description[edit | edit source]
Chondrosarcoma is a form of soft tissue sarcoma that most commonly effects the cartilage of long bones in the extremities, along with the pelvic and shoulder girdles, sternum, and scapula. Typically, chondrosarcoma is a malignant cartilage tumor that is slow-growing and forms spontaneously or is due to malignant changes in a preexisting (secondary) bone tumor.
Prevalence[edit | edit source]
Chondrosarcoma is the most common malignant cartilage tumor and the second most common bone sarcoma.
Characteristics/Clinical Presentation[edit | edit source]
Palpable mass
Back, pelvis, or thigh pain
Sciatica
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Unilateral edema
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- ↑ Goodman C, Snyder T. Differential diagnosis for physical therapists. St. Louis, Mo.: Saunders/Elsevier; 2007. Pg. 522.