Sarcoma

Sarcoma
Sarcoma
Other names	Sarcomas, sarcomata
	Optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma

A sarcoma is a cancer that comes from transformed cells of mesenchymal (connective tissue) origin.^[1]

Connective tissue is a term that includes bone, cartilage, fat, vascular, or hematopoietic tissues, and sarcomas can arise in any of these types of tissues. As a result, there are many subtypes of sarcoma.^[2] The word sarcoma is derived from the Greek σάρξ sarx meaning "flesh".^[3]

Sarcoma Media

Possible sarcoma locations

References

↑ The role of mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells in sarcoma: update and dispute. Stem Cell Investigation 1 (2014-10-27). p. 18. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2306-9759.2014.10.01.
↑ Metastatic Cancer (in en). National Cancer Institute (2015-05-12). Retrieved 2019-03-22.
↑ Definition of SARCOMA (in en). www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

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[1] The role of mesenchymal stem/progenitor cells in sarcoma: update and dispute. Stem Cell Investigation 1 (2014-10-27). p. 18. doi:10.3978/j.issn.2306-9759.2014.10.01.

[2] Metastatic Cancer (in en). National Cancer Institute (2015-05-12). Retrieved 2019-03-22.

[3] Definition of SARCOMA (in en). www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2019-03-22.

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