osteochondrosarcoma

osteochondrosarcoma

 [os″te-o-kon″dro-sahr-ko´-mah] sarcoma blended with osteoma and chondroma.

os·te·o·chon·dro·sar·co·ma

(os'tē-ō-kon'drō-sar-kō'mă), Chondrosarcoma arising in bone. Sarcomas in bone containing foci of neoplastic cartilage as well as bone are classified as osteogenic sarcomas. [osteo- + G. chondros, cartilage, + sarx, flesh, + -oma, tumor]

osteochondrosarcoma

A malignant mesenchymal tumour consisting of a mixture of bone and cartilage. While (multilobular) osteochondrosarcoma is a well-recognised pathological entity in dogs, cats and other animals, it has little currency in human pathology.

os·te·o·chon·dro·sar·co·ma

(os'tē-ō-kon'drō-sahr-kō'mă) Chondrosarcoma arising in bone. Sarcomas in bone containing foci of neoplastic cartilage as well as bone are classified as osteogenic sarcomas. [osteo- + G. chondros, cartilage, + sarx, flesh, + -oma, tumor]