Preferred Name |
musculoskeletal cancer |
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Synonyms |
sarcoma Sarcoma of Soft Tissue and Bone |
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Definitions |
A usually aggressive malignant mesenchymal cell tumor most commonly arising 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 tumor. Representative subtypes are liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C9118" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C9118" NCI Thesaurus) |
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ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000039253 |
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altLabel |
sarcoma Sarcoma of the Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma of Soft Tissue and Bone |
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cui |
C1261473 C0036210 |
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Date last modified |
2009-10-13 |
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definition |
A usually aggressive malignant mesenchymal cell tumor most commonly arising 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 tumor. Representative subtypes are liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and chondrosarcoma. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C9118" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C9118" NCI Thesaurus) |
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Legacy PDQ ID |
1880 |
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NCI ID |
C9118 |
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notation |
CDR0000039253 |
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ORIG STY |
Neoplasm diagnosis |
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prefLabel |
musculoskeletal cancer |
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tui |
T191 |
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subClassOf |