Osteosarcoma causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohammadmain Rezazadehsaatlou[2].

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Overview

There are no established exact causes for osteosarcoma. But physicians and medical researchers suggest that the the DNA mutations (either inherited or acquired after birth) inside the bone cellular system can be responsible for the occurrence of OS.

Causes

The exact causes of OS is not well-known, yet. However, a number of risk factors have been identified in this regard and please refer to the risk factor section of this chapter.