Management of osteosarcoma
โ Scribed by Jeremy Whelan; Beatrice Seddon; Martha Perisoglou
- Book ID
- 107531946
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 439 KB
- Volume
- 7
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-2729
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## Abstract It has been difficult to identify the molecular features central to the pathogenesis of osteosarcoma owing to a lack of understanding of the cell or origin, the absence of identifiable precursor lesions, and its marked genetic complexity at the time of presentation. Interestingly, sever