"Osteosarcoma" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A sarcoma originating in bone-forming cells, affecting the ends of long bones. It is the most common and most malignant of sarcomas of the bones, and occurs chiefly among 10- to 25-year-old youths. (From Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D012516
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.565.575.650 C04.557.450.795.620
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| Concept/Terms |
Osteosarcoma- Osteosarcoma
- Osteosarcomas
- Osteosarcoma Tumor
- Osteosarcoma Tumors
- Tumor, Osteosarcoma
- Tumors, Osteosarcoma
- Sarcoma, Osteogenic
- Osteogenic Sarcomas
- Sarcomas, Osteogenic
- Osteogenic Sarcoma
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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