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Osteosarcoma Arising in Paget Disease of Bone
A sarcomatous transformation of pre-existing Paget disease of the bone. Osteosarcomas arising from Paget disease of the bone are high grade lesions and usually have a poor prognosis. (NCI Thesaurus)
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