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sarcoma

DEFINITIONS OF: sarcoma

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n a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer

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chondrosarcoma
a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells
Ewing's sarcoma, Ewing's tumor, Ewing's tumour, endothelial myeloma
malignant tumor in bone marrow (usually in the pelvis or in long bones)
Kaposi's sarcoma
a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS
leiomyosarcoma
sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate
liposarcoma
sarcoma of fat cells
myosarcoma
sarcoma of muscle tissue
malignant neuroma, neurosarcoma
a malignant neoplasm of nerve tissue and fibrous tissue and connective tissue
osteogenic sarcoma, osteosarcoma
malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
rhabdomyosarcoma, rhabdosarcoma
a highly malignant neoplasm derived from striated muscle
Wilms tumour, Wilms' tumor, adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma
malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass
embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, embryonal rhabdosarcoma
form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in infants and children
alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar rhabdosarcoma
form of rhabdomyosarcoma occurring mainly in adolescents and young adults
pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma, pleomorphic rhabdosarcoma
form of rhabdomyosarcoma that affects limb muscles of older adults
Type of:
cancer, malignant neoplastic disease
any malignant growth or tumor caused by abnormal and uncontrolled cell division; it may spread to other parts of the body through the lymphatic system or the blood stream
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