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65. Osteogenic sarcoma: Difference between revisions

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(Created page with "'''Organ''': Long bone (femur) '''Description''': Originating from the distal metaphysis is a large grey-white tumor. The tumor completely destroyed the whole bone. '''Diagnosis''': Osteosarcoma '''Risk factors:''' * < 20 years of age * Irradiation '''Theory''': The tumor raises the periosteum, which forms a very characteristic picture on an x-ray called ''Codman triangle''. center|thumb|Osteosarcoma prep Category:Pathology 2 - Mac...")
 
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'''Organ''': Long bone (femur)
[[File:Osteosarcoma prep.jpg|thumb|Osteosarcoma prep|563x563px]]'''Organ''': Long bone (femur)


'''Description''':
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The tumor raises the periosteum, which forms a very characteristic picture on an x-ray called ''Codman triangle''.
The tumor raises the periosteum, which forms a very characteristic picture on an x-ray called ''Codman triangle''.
[[File:Osteosarcoma prep.jpg|center|thumb|Osteosarcoma prep]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]
[[Category:Pathology 2 - Macropreparations]]