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Fibrosarcoma

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It is a pure fibroblastic tumor, with a malignancy histologically graded from 1 to 4. Most tumors, classified as fibrosarcoma in the past, are now labeled as malignant fibrous histiocytoma, or fibroblastic osteosarcoma.

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  1. University of Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

  2. Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy

    Mario Campanacci M.D. (Orthopaedic Surgeon, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pathology, Director of the 1st Orthopaedic Clinic, Director of the Graduate School of Orthopaedics, Director of the Tumor Centre)

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Campanacci, M. (1999). Fibrosarcoma. In: Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3846-5_6

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