Rheumatology
Chondrosarcomas lack tumor-specific chromosome changes
Published in Cancer Weekly, July 20th, 2004
According to published research from Sweden, "to date, there have been few studies published on benign and malignant cartilage tumors using high resolution molecular cytogenetic techniques such as spectral karyotyping (SKY). In this study we have used a combination of chromosome banding, SKY and FISH to characterize the chromosomal pattern in 18 benign and malignant cartilage tumors and one small cell osteosarcoma with mesenchymal chondrosarcoma-like features."
"Clonal structural and/or numerical aberrations were detected in 14 of these tumors. All chondroblastomas and the chondromyxoid fibroma...
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Source: Cancer Weekly (2004-07-20)
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