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    This document discusses risk factors and characteristics of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. It lists factors that can predispose someone to developing osteosarcoma such as being male, older age, family history of cancer, and pre-existing bone conditions. It also notes the most common sites of osteosarcoma in the bones and that the cancer destroys bone tissue, forms osteoid, and can metastasize through the bloodstream to the lungs, bones, and other organs.

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    This document discusses risk factors and characteristics of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. It lists factors that can predispose someone to developing osteosarcoma such as being male, older age, family history of cancer, and pre-existing bone conditions. It also notes the most common sites of osteosarcoma in the bones and that the cancer destroys bone tissue, forms osteoid, and can metastasize through the bloodstream to the lungs, bones, and other organs.

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    This document discusses risk factors and characteristics of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer. It lists factors that can predispose someone to developing osteosarcoma such as being male, older age, family history of cancer, and pre-existing bone conditions. It also notes the most common sites of osteosarcoma in the bones and that the cancer destroys bone tissue, forms osteoid, and can metastasize through the bloodstream to the lungs, bones, and other organs.

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    Precipitating

    Predisposing -Male -Age -Family History -Being tall for a specific age -Previous cancer/ radiation therapy -Presence of benign (noncancerous) bone disease

    High grade mesenchymal tumor

    Distal Femur, Proximal Tibia, Proximal Humerus

    Formation of osteoid

    Bulky tumor that destroys trabeculae of diseased area

    Metastasize through blood streams

    Lungs, Bones, Visceral, Organs

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