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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Suveenkrishna Pothuru, M.B,B.S. [2]
Overview
Chondrosarcoma is the second most common malignant primary tumor of bone. Men are slightly more affected with liposarcoma than women. It is most frequent in middle-aged and older adults.
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.