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CORDOMA [2 records]

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Record 1 2004-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Bones and Joints
CONT

Chordomas are restricted to the axial skeleton, especially at the sacral and spheno-occipital regions. They are believed to arise from notochordal tissue. Chordomas are slow-growing but infiltrate adjacent structures and are often fatal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Os et articulations
CONT

Tumeur développée à partir de la chorde embryonnaire, le chordome ne touche pour cette raison que les régions médianes du corps avec prédominance topographique pour la base du crâne et le sacrum.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Neoplasia maligna de la columna vertebral o el cráneo.

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Record 2 2004-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • Bones and Joints
DEF

Any malignant tumor that develops on the skeleton, mostly as a secondary cancer following a carcinoma of the breast, lung, thyroid or kidney.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Os et articulations
DEF

Toute tumeur maligne se développant sur le squelette, le plus souvent comme cancer secondaire issu d'un cancer du sein, du poumon, de la thyroïde ou du rein.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Huesos y articulaciones
DEF

Tumor maligno de huesos.

OBS

Los tipos más importantes son : osteosarcoma, condrosarcoma, sarcoma de Ewing, tumor maligno de células gigantes, fibrosarcoma y cordoma.

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