An alveolar soft part sarcoma is a rare form of cancer occurring primarily in children and young adults.
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Sarcoma
/sɑɹˈkoʊmə/
Synonyms for "sarcoma" (35 found)
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Noun(1 words)
malignant tumor
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10 entriesangiosarcomachondrosarcomaconventional osteosarcomafibrosarcomaleiomyosarcomaliposarcomaosteosarcomaparosteal osteosarcomarhabdomyosarcomatelangiectatic osteosarcoma
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Brose recalled treating a woman with a rare type of cancer called sarcoma. When they met, the patient was in a wheelchair and on oxygen. Brose said that three years after treatment, the woman is hiking with her kids.
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Only about 1 per cent of cancers are found in connective tissue; these are known as sarcomas.
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