sarcoma

/sɑrˈkoʊmə/

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
   types:

   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