A 6 year old client presents to the orthopedist with generalized left femur pain. After examining the client and obtaining an x-ray, a tumor is noted in the diaphyseal region of the femur. He suspects the client has:
a. a chondrosarcoma
b. Ewing's sarcoma
c. multiple myeloma
d. secondary chondrosarcoma
B
Ewing's sarcoma is a malignant primary bone tumor most commonly found in the diaphyseal region of long bones, femur, flat bones, pelvis and axial skeleton. Children aged 5 to 15 years old are the most common population with the type of tumor.
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