Sarcoma

Sarcoma
Sarcoma
Other names	Sarcomas, sarcomata
	Optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma
Medical specialty	Oncology

A sarcoma is a cancer that comes from transformed cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin.^[1]

Connective tissue is a term that includes bone, cartilage, fat, vascular, or hematopoietic tissues, and sarcomas can arise in any of these types of tissues. As a result, there are many subtypes of sarcoma.^[2] The word sarcoma is derived from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh".^[3]

References

↑ Yang J, Ren Z, Du X, Hao M, Zhou W (2014-10-27). "The role of mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells in sarcoma: update and dispute". Stem Cell Investigation. 1: 18. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2306-9759.2014.10.01. PMC 4923508. PMID 27358864.
↑ "Metastatic Cancer". National Cancer Institute. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2019-03-22.
↑ "Definition of SARCOMA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

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[1] Yang J, Ren Z, Du X, Hao M, Zhou W (2014-10-27). "The role of mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells in sarcoma: update and dispute". Stem Cell Investigation. 1: 18. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2306-9759.2014.10.01. PMC 4923508. PMID 27358864.

[2] "Metastatic Cancer". National Cancer Institute. 2015-05-12. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

[3] "Definition of SARCOMA". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

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