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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
Chondrosarcomas are malignant cartilaginous tumors that account for 20-27% of all primary malignant bone tumors. Chondrosarcoma is the second most common malignant primary tumor of bone. | Chondrosarcomas are malignant cartilaginous tumors that account for 20-27% of all primary malignant bone tumors. Chondrosarcoma is the second most common malignant primary tumor of bone. | ||
===Age=== | ===Age=== | ||
*Chondrosarcoma is most frequently diagnosed in patients in their 4th and 5th decades of life with an average age at diagnosis of 51. | *Chondrosarcoma is most frequently diagnosed in patients in their 4th and 5th decades of life with an average age at diagnosis of 51. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
*Men are slightly more affected with chondrosarcoma than women. | *Men are slightly more affected with chondrosarcoma than women. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Chondrosarcomas are malignant cartilaginous tumors that account for 20-27% of all primary malignant bone tumors. Chondrosarcoma is the second most common malignant primary tumor of bone.
Age
- Chondrosarcoma is most frequently diagnosed in patients in their 4th and 5th decades of life with an average age at diagnosis of 51.
Gender
- Men are slightly more affected with chondrosarcoma than women.