Chondrosarcoma Wheeless

Description: Discussion: - malignant cartilaginous tumor of bone; - it is less common and less aggressive than osteosarcoma; - staging: - most often presents as a low grade - intracompartmental lesion; - they are slow to metastasize and may grow to immense proportions; - tumor tends to destroy bone and to extend into the soft tissues; - tumor may invade blood vessels and produce long intravascular tumor bungs that may extend into heart and pulmonary arteries; - long-term survival rate of patients w/ treated chondrosarcoma is between 50-75%. - primary form occurs most often in men between 50-60 yrs of age (where as osteosarcoma occurs between 20-30 yrs of age)