sarcoma

  • 51Sarcoma, botryoides — A muscle cell sarcoma that affects the vagina, bladder, or nearby areas. Unlike other sarcomas, this form usually does cause pain. It is fast growing, and affects primarily children. See also sarcoma, sarcoma, soft tissue; rhabdomyosarcoma …

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  • 52Sarcoma botryoides — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 C49.9 Sarcoma botryoides I81401 …

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  • 53sarcoma growth factor — Polypeptide released by sarcoma cells that promotes the growth of cells by binding to a cell surface receptor; the sarcoma cell is therefore self sufficient and independent of normal growth control. See growth factors. The name is no longer… …

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  • 54Sarcoma, metastatic — A sarcoma that is spreading into other body tissues through the lymphatic system. The most common site for metastatic sarcoma is the lungs, and there are usually multiple lesions. Treatment is by chemotherapy and surgery, but prognosis is poor …

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  • 55Sarcoma, soft-tissue — A sarcoma that begins in the muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body. See also sarcoma …

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  • 56Sarcoma de Kaposi — La enfermedad fue descrita por el Dr. M. Kaposi en Viena en el año 1872, bajo el nombre de sarcoma múltiple pigmentado idiopático . Entre los años 1950 y 1960 se describió en forma endémica en África central. En 1970 se lo asoció con estados… …

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  • 57sarcoma virus — Virus that causes tumours originating from cells of connective tissue such as fibroblasts. See Rous sarcoma virus, and src gene …

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  • 58Sarcoma, synovial — A soft tissue sarcoma that usually emerges in adolescence or young adulthood. Synovial sarcomas usually arise near a joint (particularly the knee joint), and are made up of cells similar to the synovial cells that normally line a joint. Most… …

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  • 59sarcoma ocular de células reticulares — Eng. Reticular cell ocular sarcoma Tumor que afecta el sistema nervioso central y el ojo presentándose usualmente como un diagnóstico diferencial de la uveítis posterior. Linfoma histiocítico …

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  • 60sarcoma — noun (plural mas; also sarcomata) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sarkōmat , sarkōma fleshy growth, from sarkoun to grow flesh, from sark , sarx Date: 1804 a malignant tumor arising in tissue (as connective tissue, bone, cartilage, or striated… …

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