Sarcomatoid carcinoma
Sarcomatoid carcinoma | |
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Term | Sarcomatoid carcinoma |
Short definition | sarcomatoid carcinoma - (pronounced) (sar-KOH-moo-toyd KAR-sih-NOH-moo) type of cancer that looks like a mixture of carcinoma (cancer that starts in the skin or tissues that line or cover internal organs in the body) and sarcoma (cancer of bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other). connective or supporting tissue). |
Type | Cancer terms |
Specialty | Oncology |
Language | English |
Source | NCI |
Comments |
sarcomatoid carcinoma - (pronounced) (sar-KOH-moo-toyd KAR-sih-NOH-moo) type of cancer that looks like a mixture of carcinoma (cancer that starts in the skin or tissues that line or cover internal organs in the body) and sarcoma (cancer of bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other). connective or supporting tissue). The sarcoma-like cells are often spindle cells. Spindle cells look long and slender under the microscope
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