sarcoma
noun
any of various malignant tumors composed of neoplastic cells resembling embryonic connective tissue.
sarcomas
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pluralof sarcoma.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The researchers also intend to examine whether these same pathways could be targeted in other cancers where HOXD13 is elevated, such as certain glioblastomas, sarcomas, and osteosarcomas.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
I now specialise in treating testicular cancers and sarcomas.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2025
Mutations to the TP53 gene cause cancer cells to grow and spread and are most commonly associated with leukemia, breast cancer, bone cancer and soft tissue sarcomas.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2023
She eventually focused on a rare inherited syndrome that leads to colon cancer and also concentrated on sarcomas, which are soft-tissue cancers that often wrap themselves around blood vessels or vital organs.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 14, 2022
Myxomatous tissue is, however, frequently found in other connective-tissue tumours as a result of degeneration, for example, in cartilaginous tumours and in sarcomas.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
