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