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5 Facts you should know about

Adamantinoma

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The name comes from the Greek word adamantinos, meaning "very hard"

2

Adamantinoma makes up less than 1% of all bone cancers

3

It almost always occurs in the bones of the lower leg

4

Involves both epithelial and osteofibrous tissue

5

The condition was first described by Fischer in 1913

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