periosteal osteosarcoma

periosteal osteosarcoma
a variant of osteochondroma consisting of a soft, lobulated tumor arising from the periosteum of a long bone and growing outward from the bone; histologically it is a chondroblastic osteosarcoma.

(A), Lateral radiograph of periosteal osteosarcoma of the proximal femur in a 67-year-old woman. (B), Cut specimen showing lesion arising from surface of bone, without involvement of marrow cavity.


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