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2011 | OriginalPaper | Hoofdstuk
4. Tumors of the Musculoskeletal System
Auteurs : Martin M. Malawer, Kristen L. Kellar-Graney
Gepubliceerd in: Essentials of Orthopedic Surgery
Uitgeverij: Springer New York
Abstract
Both benign and malignant tumors (neoplasms) may arise from any mesenchymal soft tissue or bony tissue of the extremities, pelvis, shoulder girdle, or the axial skeleton. All tumors arise from one of the different histological types of tissue that comprise the musculoskeletal system: bone (osteoid forming tumors), cartilage (chondroid forming tumors), muscle, and the fibrous connective tissue (soft-tissue tumors). Only rarely do tumors arise from the arteries or nerves.