sarcoma (redirected from Kaposi Sarcoma)

sar·co·ma  (sär-km)

n. pl. sar·co·mas also sar·co·ma·ta (-m-t)

A malignant tumor arising from connective tissues.

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[New Latin, from Greek sarkma, sarkmat-, fleshy excrescence, from sarkoun, to produce flesh, from sarx, sark-, flesh.]

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sar·coma·toid (-m-toid), sar·coma·tous (-ts) adj.

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sarcoma

Noun

Pathol a malignant tumour beginning in connective tissue [Greek sarkōma fleshy growth]

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sarcoma  (sär-km)

Plural sarcomas or sarcomata (sär-km-t)

A malignant tumor originating from mesodermal tissue, such as fat, muscle, or bone. Compare carcinoma.

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sarcoma

a rare malignant tumor of the soft tissues that commonly develops in the lower extremities.

See also: Cancer

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any of various malignant tumors formed in connective tissue. See also cancer. — sarcomatous, sarcomatoid, adj.

See also: Disease and Illness

Thesaurus

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sarcoma - a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc.); one of the four major types of cancer 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 chondrosarcoma - a malignant neoplasm of cartilage cells endothelial myeloma, Ewing's sarcoma, Ewing's tumor, Ewing's tumour - 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; "until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men" 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 adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma, Wilms tumour, Wilms' tumor - malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass