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Table 1 Histological diagnosis (WHO Classification, 2013)[23] (n = 274)

From: Complementary and alternative medicine use amongst Malaysian orthopaedic oncology patients

Malignant tumours of Bone and Soft Tissue (N = 181)

Bone (n = 109)

 
 

Osteogenic tumoursa

37

 

Metastasis to bone

33

 

Miscellaneous tumorsb

17

 

Chondrogenic tumoursc

13

 

Haematopoietic neoplasms

8

 

Tumours of undefined neoplastic nature

1

Soft tissue (n = 72)

 
 

Undifferentiated/unclassified sarcoma

22

 

Adipocytic tumours

17

 

Tumors of uncertain differentiation

16

 

Fibroblastic/myofibroblastic tumors

8

 

Nerve sheath tumor

4

 

Smooth muscle tumors

3

 

Vascular tumors of soft tissue

1

 

Skeletal muscle tumors

1

Benign tumours of Bone and Soft Tissue (n = 93)

Bone (n = 55)

 
 

Osteoclastic giant cell rich tumors

36

 

Tumor of undefined neoplastic nature

10

 

Chondrogenic tumor

8

 

Osteogenic tumor

1

Soft tissue (n = 38)

 
 

Adipocytic tumor

13

 

Vascular tumor of soft tissue

9

 

Fibroblastic/Myofibroblastic tumor

5

 

Nerve sheath tumor

4

 

Fibrohistocytic tumor

3

 

Benign tumor of uncertain differentiation

4

  1. aAll were osteosarcoma, b64.7% were Ewing sarcoma, cAll were chondrosarcoma.