sarcoma

/sɑrˈkoʊmə/
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Other forms: sarcomas

Definitions of sarcoma
  1. noun
    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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