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Sarcoma vs Carcinosarcoma - What's the difference?

sarcoma | carcinosarcoma |

As nouns the difference between sarcoma and carcinosarcoma

is that sarcoma is a type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue while carcinosarcoma is any malignant neoplasm that has characteristics of both a carcinoma and a sarcoma.

sarcoma

English

(wikipedia sarcoma)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (oncology) A type of malignant tumor of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels, or other connective or supportive tissue.

    • Related terms

    * sarcomatic * sarcomatoid

    carcinosarcoma

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (pathology) Any malignant neoplasm that has characteristics of both a carcinoma and a sarcoma