A cancer that arises from cells that do not line the surface of organs or glands Tumors of this type arise from muscle, tendon, ligaments, cartilage or fat
n Malignant tumor of soft tissue (tissue that connects, supports or surrounds other structures and organs of the body) Soft tissue includes muscles, tendons, fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels and nerves Click here for more information about sarcoma
a cancer arising from the connective tissue, muscle or bone; sarcomas affect the bones, bladder, kidney, liver, lungs or spleen
A tumor of fleshy consistence; formerly applied to many varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development without any proper intercellular substance
a usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue (bone or muscle etc ); one of the four major types of cancer
(Tıp, İlaç) A neoplastic disease that occurs especially in individuals coinfected with HIV and a specific herpesvirus (species Human herpesvirus 8 of the genus Rhadinovirus), that affects especially the skin and mucous membranes, and that is marked usually by pink to reddish-brown or bluish plaques, macules, papules, or nodules
Usually lethal cancer appearing as red-purple or blue-brown spots on the skin and other organs. It has been linked to one of the herpes viruses, and there is considerable debate about how it should be classified. When described in 1872 by Moritz Kaposi, it was extremely rare, confined to specific Mediterranean and African populations. Since 1980 it has become common in AIDS patients. More homosexual male HIV patients have developed it than heterosexual intravenous-drug-using HIV patients. Remissions have occurred, but there is no known cure
a sarcoma that starts with purplish spots on the feet and legs and spreads from the skin to lymph nodes and internal organs; a common manifestation of AIDS; "until 1980 Kaposi's sarcoma occurred almost exclusively with Jewish or Italian or black men