Allograft
- A bone allograft is the transplantation of bone tissue from a
donor. The bone tissue has been bleached, sterilized and
stored. Jeri's came from a bone bank in Florida.
American
Cancer Society - Osteosarcoma
American Cancer Societies stuff
Apheresis
Separation, in
this case of blood products, (sometimes the "a" is omitted) anyway, this
is the process that platelets/white blood cells are extracted with out the
loss of red blood cells to the donating person are lost
Blood
Counts Explained
Bone & Soft
Tissue Cancer
University of Minnesota Site
Bone
Scan
Bone Scan (PDF
Document from TCH)
Center for Orthopedic Oncology
Not a site for the squeamish
Central
Line
An implanted catheter that allows the administration of medication or
drawing of blood without having to "stick" the patient in the
arm. (PDF
Document from TCH)
Children's
Cancer Web - The Osteosarcoma Page
A listing of
resources from the Children's Cancer Web.
Clinical Trials
A listing of clinical trials. Search on osteosarcoma
Clinical Trial for Liposomal Vincristine at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
CT/CAT
Scan
Computerized Axial
Tomography (PDF
Document from TCH) Here's another CT/CAT
Scan link.
Epidural
Epidural
Follow-up
- Following In His Physicians Footsteps
A
story of a survivor of recurrent osteosarcoma
GCRC
- General Clinical Research Center at Texas Children's Hospital Cancer
Center
GFR
Test
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Houston Hospice
M.
D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston's
primary cancer research and treatment center for adults
Metastasis,
Metastatic, Metastasize
me·tas·ta·sis
(m-tst-ss) n., pl. me·tas·ta·ses (-sz.)
-
Pathology.
Transmission of pathogenic microorganisms or cancerous cells from an
original site to one or more sites elsewhere in the body, usually by
way of the blood vessels or lymphatics.
-
A secondary cancerous growth
formed by transmission of cancerous cells from a primary growth
located elsewhere in the body.
Source: Dictionary.com
MRI
Magnetic
Resonance Imaging (PDF
Document from TCH)
National Cancer
Institute Description
Description of osteosarcoma
Orthopedic
Surgery for Bone & Soft Tissues
This one is among the most encouraging
Osteosarcoma
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital Definition
Rotary
House International
A patient and guest facility at the Texas Medical Center in conjunction
with the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Stem Cells
The cells from which all blood cells
develop. (National Cancer Institute definitions)
Stem cells --
The cells from which all blood cells develop
Stem
Cell Collection
Stem
Cell Replacement
Replacement
of blood producing stem cells
Texas Medical Center
TCH
Clinical Study
Clinical Studies at Texas Children's Hospital
Total
Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)
A
complete form of nutrition usually infused through a central
line. Also used at TCH to refer to the person that administers
TPN and has expertise in working on the central lines.
