/ˌmɛlənəʊsɑːˈkəʊmətə/, U.S. /ˌmɛlənoʊsɑrˈkoʊmədə/.melanosarcoman.
/ˌmɛlənəʊsɑːˈkəʊmə/, U.S. /ˌmɛlənoʊsɑrˈkoʊmə//ˌmɛlənəʊsɑːˈkəʊmətə/, U.S. /ˌmɛlənoʊsɑrˈkoʊmədə/. Pathology. Now rare.
(A) malignant melanoma, spec. one composed of spindle-shaped cells.
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cancer1527
carcinoma1583
crab1614
scirrhus1759
sarcoma1804
malignant melanoma1838
melanocarcinoma1857
adenosarcoma1871
adenocarcinoma1872
angiosarcoma1873
lymphosarcoma1874
mycosis fungoides1874
melanosarcoma1875
osteosarcoma1876
chondrosarcoma1883
psammosarcoma1886
trophoblast1889
liposarcoma1893
multiple myeloma1897
sarcoid1899
leiomyosarcoma1914
spongioblastoma1918
osteogenic sarcoma1923
sympathicoblastoma1927
reticulosarcoma1928
carcinoma in situ1932
malignancy1934
teratocarcinoma1946
sympathoblastoma1960
sympathogonioma1966
sympathicogonioma1974
1875 H. Walton Pract. Treat. Dis. Eye (ed. 3) 988 The sarcoma is usually of the pigmented form, melano-sarcoma.
1900 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 17 Mar. 42/2 The case was one of melanosarcoma of wide distribution.
1922 J. Ewing Neoplastic Dis. (ed. 2) xliv. 872 The term ‘melanoma’ should be employed to emphasize the specific character of the tumor and its cells of origin. The possible origin from epidermal cells may be indicated by the term ‘melanocarcinoma’, and the sarcomatous character of other tumors is indicated as ‘melanosarcoma’.
1977 P. B. Medawar & J. S. Medawar Life Sci. xiv. 115 Tumours of the pigmentary cells of the skin, known as melanocytes, are melanosarcomata.
1995 Anti-cancer Drug Design 10 178 The mouse melanosarcoma..cells..were routinely passaged in Parker 199 medium.
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