Definitions for "Bone cancer"
The Condition"...Most bone cancers are called sarcomas, cancers that develop predominantly from bone, cartilage, muscle, fibrous tissue, fatty tissue, or nerve tissue..."
Primary bone cancer is cancer that forms in cells of the bone. Some types of primary bone cancer are osteosarcoma, Ewing's sarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, and chondrosarcoma. Secondary bone cancer is cancer that spreads to the bone from another part of the body (such as the prostate, breast, or lung).
A malignancy in bone. Primary bone cancer , one that begins in bone, is uncommon but it is not unusual for a malignancy to spread to bone from other parts of the body such as from breast , lung, and prostate. See the entire definition of Bone cancer