Pathology · Skeletal System · Hard
Fibrosarcoma
Meaning: Malignant tumour of fibrous connective tissue that destroys bone and often forms a large soft tissue mass.
In practice: May arise secondarily in Paget disease, osteonecrosis or irradiated bone; around half occur near the knee.
Word parts
- -oma means a lump, mass or tumour
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