sarcoma
Bone cancer type
Sarcoma is a type of cancer that develops in connective tissues—bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, or blood vessels.
Unlike carcinomas, which arise in epithelial tissue (skin, organ linings), sarcomas originate in the body's structural and supportive tissues.
They are relatively rare, accounting for a small percentage of adult cancers but a larger share of childhood cancers.
The biopsy revealed a soft tissue sarcoma in her thigh.
Abnormal tissue mass
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
aggressive · proliferation · angiogenesis · mutation · oncogene · differentiation · chromosomal · translocation
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
- resectionSurgical tissue removal
amputation · palliative · remission · relapse · recurrence · adjuvant · excision · margins
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- imagingProducing visual representations
- MRIMagnetic body imaging
- CTTomographic imaging method
- PETNuclear medicine imaging
staging · grading · pathology · oncologist · prognosis · histology · cytology · differential
Collagen-producing connective tissue cells
- collagenStructural body protein
- stromaSupportive tissue framework
- endothelialOf vessel-lining cells
- connectiveSomething that links
cartilage · muscle · adipose · bone · vascular · stromal · histology · pathology
Child whose parents died
- rareSeldom found or seen
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- adolescentPerson in puberty
- prevalenceState of being widespread
incidence · awareness · research · specialist · referral · undiagnosed · misdiagnosed · zebra
Of joint membranes
- fibrosarcomaMalignant tumor of fibrous tissue
- EwingFamous TV surname
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- undifferentiatedNot separated into types
tumor
Abnormal tissue mass
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- metastasisCancer spreading beyond origin
- malignantHarmfully invasive, often fatal
invasive · aggressive · proliferation · angiogenesis · mutation · oncogene · differentiation · chromosomal · translocation · grade
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- surgeryInvasive medical procedure
resection · amputation · palliative · remission · relapse · recurrence · adjuvant · excision · margins
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
PET · staging · grading · pathology · oncologist · prognosis · histology · cytology · differential · workup
fibroblasts
Collagen-producing connective tissue cells
- collagenStructural body protein
- stromaSupportive tissue framework
- endothelialOf vessel-lining cells
connective · cartilage · muscle · adipose · bone · vascular · stromal · histology · pathology
orphan
Child whose parents died
- rareSeldom found or seen
- pediatricRelating to child medicine
- adolescentPerson in puberty
prevalence · incidence · awareness · research · specialist · referral · undiagnosed · misdiagnosed · zebra · advocacy
synovial
Of joint membranes
- fibrosarcomaMalignant tumor of fibrous tissue
- EwingFamous TV surname
- gastrointestinalRelating to digestive tract
- medicinedoctor, doctors, hospital, medicine, surgery
- diseasescancer, diabetes, tuberculosis, influenza, measles
- Cancermalignant, carcinoma, metastasis, tumor growth, staging
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- growthsgrowth, growths, tumor, tumors, tumour
- tumorstumor, cancer, benign tumor, malignant tumor, carcinoma
sarcomabenign tumor
Harmless abnormal growth
benign growth · fibroma · lipoma · hemangioma