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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Most common primary pediatric bone tumor | *Most common primary pediatric bone tumor | ||
**3% of all childhood cancers | |||
*Around two-thirds of those diagnosed with non-metastatic disease under the age of 40 will be long-term survivors or cured of the disease with appropriate treatment | *Around two-thirds of those diagnosed with non-metastatic disease under the age of 40 will be long-term survivors or cured of the disease with appropriate treatment | ||
*Survival is less than 20 percent with metastatic disease | *Survival is less than 20 percent with metastatic disease | ||
Revision as of 21:34, 21 November 2019
Background
- Most common primary pediatric bone tumor
- 3% of all childhood cancers
- Around two-thirds of those diagnosed with non-metastatic disease under the age of 40 will be long-term survivors or cured of the disease with appropriate treatment
- Survival is less than 20 percent with metastatic disease
- Bimodal as it peaks in early adolescence and over the age of 65
Pathophysiology
- Overproduction of osteoid and immature bone by malignant osteoblasts