Overview

NCI Definition: A sarcoma that arises from the bone. Representative examples are osteosarcoma and chondrosarcoma. [1]

Significant Genes in Bone Sarcoma

MLH1 +

MSH2 +

MSH6 +

PMS2 +

Disease Details

Synonyms
Sarcoma of Bone, Skeletal Sarcoma, Sarcoma of the Bone, Osseous Sarcoma
Parent(s)
Sarcoma
Children
Chondrosarcoma, Bone Osteosarcoma, Bone Leiomyosarcoma, Bone Angiosarcoma, Bone Liposarcoma, Ewing Sarcoma of Bone, Bone Fibrosarcoma, Undifferentiated High Grade Pleomorphic Sarcoma of Bone, and Malignancy in Giant Cell Tumor of Bone

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.