Chondrosarcoma tends to grow slowly, so it might not cause signs and symptoms at first. When they occur, signs and symptoms of chondrosarcoma may include:  Increasing pain A growing lump or area of swelling Weakness or bowel and bladder control problems, if the cancer presses on the spinal cord  Causes It's not clear what causes chondrosarcoma. Doctors know that cancer begins when a cell develops changes (mutations) in its DNA. A cell's DNA contains the instructions that tell it what to do. The instructions tell the cell to multiply quickly and to continue living when healthy cells would die. The accumulating cells form a tumor that can grow to invade and destroy normal body tissue. In time, cells can break away and spread (metastasize) to other areas of the body. Risk factors Factors that can increase the risk of chondrosarcoma include:  Increasing age. Chondrosarcoma occurs most often in middle-aged and older adults, though it can occur at any age. Other bone diseases. Ollier's disease and Maffucci's syndrome are conditions that cause noncancerous bone growths (enchondromas) in the body. These growths sometimes transform into chondrosarcoma.                   By Mayo Clinic Staff By Mayo Clinic Staff  Chondrosarcoma care at Mayo Clinic 
chondrosarcoma tends grow slowly  cause signs symptoms first  occur  signs symptoms chondrosarcoma may include:  increasing pain growing lump area swelling weakness bowel bladder control problems  cancer presses spinal cord  causes it's clear causes chondrosarcoma  doctors know cancer begins cell develops changes (mutations) dna  cell's dna contains instructions tell do  instructions tell cell multiply quickly continue living healthy cells die  accumulating cells form tumor can grow invade destroy normal body tissue  time  cells can break away spread (metastasize) areas body  risk factors factors can increase risk chondrosarcoma include:  increasing age  chondrosarcoma occurs middle-aged older adults  can occur age  bone diseases  ollier's disease maffucci's syndrome conditions cause noncancerous bone growths (enchondromas) body  growths transform chondrosarcoma                    mayo clinic staff mayo clinic staff  chondrosarcoma care mayo clinic 
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