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(sar-kō′mă )
(sar-kō′măt-ă)
pl. sarcomata [ sarco- + -oma ]
A cancer arising from mesenchymal tissue such as muscle or bone, which may affect the bones, bladder, kidneys, liver, lungs, parotids, and spleen.
SEE: Kaposi sarcoma
A rare malignant connective tissue sarcoma occurring in the uterus, bladder, vagina, liver, or biliary tree.
SYN: SEE: embryonal rhabdosarcoma
A malignant sarcoma of the endometrial stroma.
SEE: Giant cell tumor.
A sarcoma composed of bony tissue. It is the most common bony cancer and typically afflicts adolescents.
TREATMENT
It is treated with surgery (to resect the tumor) and chemotherapy.
SYN: SEE: osteosarcoma
A rare form of malignant large cell lymphoma.
A sarcoma consisting of small and large spindle-shaped cells.
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