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Biology of Central and Peripheral Chondrosarcoma

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Central and peripheral chondrosarcomas (CHS) present complex karyotypes and a genetic instability that results from early specific gene mutations followed by secondary genetic changes such as TP53 mutation and CDKN2 deletions.

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Benassi, M.S. (2014). Biology of Central and Peripheral Chondrosarcoma. In: Picci, P., Manfrini, M., Fabbri, N., Gambarotti, M., Vanel, D. (eds) Atlas of Musculoskeletal Tumors and Tumorlike Lesions. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01748-8_32

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