by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Benign Synovial, Malignant Chondroid, Malignant Extraskeletal Osseous, Soft Tissue
GENERAL INFORMATION Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma is a rare cancerous soft tissue tumor. It is a cartilaginous producing spindle cell tumor (sarcoma) that occurs in the soft tissues as opposed to the more typical site in bone. Represents up to 2% of all soft...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Malignant Vascular, Soft Tissue, Soft Tissue Malignant Vascular
GENERAL INFORMATION Angiosarcoma is a rare malignant neoplasm that arises from endothelial cells of blood vessels. Very rare in infant and young adults but has a very poor prognosis. It most typically arises in the setting of chronic lymphedema often caused by...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Osseous
General Information An osteosarcoma is so called, because it is a cancerous tumor that is derived from a mesenchymal stem cell precursor (thus, by definition a sarcoma). The malignant cells produce immature woven bone, or osteoid, which is why the tumor is named...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Osseous
General Information Intracortical osteosarcoma is an extremely rare type of osteosarcoma that arises within and is usually confined to the cortex of the bone. It is a high grade osteosarcoma that is confined to the cortex of a long bone Intracortical osteosarcoma is...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Osseous
General Information High grade surface osteosarcoma is a type of high grade osteosarcoma that develops on the surface of the bone from the outer cortex. There is none to minimal medullary involvement The microscopic pathology is the same as a conventional osteosarcoma...
by drjamescwittigmd_4dcg6x | Oct 3, 2025 | Bone Tumors, Malignant Osseous
General Information Periosteal osteosarcoma is a distinct type of surface osteosarcoma (arises from the surface of the bone/periosteum) It arises from the inner layer of the periosteum and therefore elevates the periosteum and produces a periosteal reaction Periosteal...
