Preferred Name |
liposarcoma |
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Synonyms |
lip sarcoma liposarcoma, malignant liposarcoma sarcoma of lip |
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Definitions |
A usually painless malignant tumor that arises from adipose tissue. Microscopically, it may contain a spectrum of neoplastic adipocytes ranging from lipoblasts to pleomorphic malignant adipocytes. Morphologic variants include: well differentiated, dedifferentiated, pleomorphic, and myxoid liposarcoma. The metastatic potential is higher in less differentiated tumors. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/MONDO_0005060 |
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has_exact_synonym |
lip sarcoma liposarcoma, malignant liposarcoma sarcoma of lip |
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label |
liposarcoma |
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prefixIRI |
MONDO:0005060 |
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prefLabel |
liposarcoma |
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seeAlso | ||
textual definition |
A usually painless malignant tumor that arises from adipose tissue. Microscopically, it may contain a spectrum of neoplastic adipocytes ranging from lipoblasts to pleomorphic malignant adipocytes. Morphologic variants include: well differentiated, dedifferentiated, pleomorphic, and myxoid liposarcoma. The metastatic potential is higher in less differentiated tumors. |
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subClassOf |