Preferred Name |
sarcoma |
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Synonyms |
sarcoma sarcoma of soft tissue and bone mesenchymal tumor, malignant sarcoma, malignant sarcoma of the soft tissue and bone tumor of soft tissue and skeleton |
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Definitions |
A usually aggressive malignant neoplasm of the soft tissue or bone. It arises from muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, bone, cartilage, and blood vessels. Sarcomas occur in both children and adults. The prognosis depends largely on the degree of differentiation (grade) of the neoplasm. Representative subtypes are liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005089 |
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has_exact_synonym |
sarcoma sarcoma of soft tissue and bone mesenchymal tumor, malignant sarcoma, malignant sarcoma of the soft tissue and bone |
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has_related_synonym |
tumor of soft tissue and skeleton |
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label |
sarcoma |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0005089 |
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prefLabel |
sarcoma |
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textual definition |
A usually aggressive malignant neoplasm of the soft tissue or bone. It arises from muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, bone, cartilage, and blood vessels. Sarcomas occur in both children and adults. The prognosis depends largely on the degree of differentiation (grade) of the neoplasm. Representative subtypes are liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. |
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subClassOf |