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Descriptor English: Osteosarcoma
Descriptor Spanish: Osteosarcoma
Descriptor osteosarcoma
Entry term(s) osteosarcomas
sarcoma osteogénico
sarcoma osteógeno
Scope note: Sarcoma que se origina en células formadoras de hueso y afecta a los extremos de los huesos largos. Es el más frecuente y más maligno de los sarcomas de los huesos, y suele afectar sobre todo entre los 10 y los 25 años. (Stedman, 25th ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Osteossarcoma
Descriptor French: Ostéosarcome
Entry term(s): Osteogenic Sarcoma
Osteogenic Sarcomas
Osteosarcoma Tumor
Osteosarcoma Tumors
Osteosarcomas
Sarcoma, Osteogenic
Sarcomas, Osteogenic
Tumor, Osteosarcoma
Tumors, Osteosarcoma
Tree number(s): C04.557.450.565.575.650
C04.557.450.795.620
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012516
Scope note: A sarcoma originating in bone-forming cells, affecting the ends of long bones. It is the most common and most malignant of sarcomas of the bones, and occurs chiefly among 10- to 25-year-old youths. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Annotation: coordinate with BONE NEOPLASMS or specific precoordinated bone/neoplasm term or specific bone + BONE NEOPLASMS
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 89; was SARCOMA, OSTEOGENIC 1963-88
Online Note: use OSTEOSARCOMA to search SARCOMA, OSTEOGENIC 1966-88
History Note: 89; was SARCOMA, OSTEOGENIC 1963-88
DeCS ID: 24403
Unique ID: D012516
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1989/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2012/07/03
Osteosarcoma - Preferred
Concept UI M0019439
Scope note A sarcoma originating in bone-forming cells, affecting the ends of long bones. It is the most common and most malignant of sarcomas of the bones, and occurs chiefly among 10- to 25-year-old youths. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
Preferred term Osteosarcoma
Entry term(s) Osteogenic Sarcoma
Osteogenic Sarcomas
Osteosarcoma Tumor
Osteosarcoma Tumors
Osteosarcomas
Sarcoma, Osteogenic
Sarcomas, Osteogenic
Tumor, Osteosarcoma
Tumors, Osteosarcoma



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