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单词 sarcoma
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Definition of sarcoma in English:

sarcoma

nounPlural sarcomata, Plural sarcomas sɑːˈkəʊməsɑrˈkoʊmə
Medicine
  • A malignant tumour of connective or other non-epithelial tissue.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sebaceous cysts, fibromas, papillomas, adenomas, sarcomas, carcinomas, and melanomas also have been reported.
    • Dacarbazine is a chemotherapeutic agent that has been successfully applied to treat various types of cancer such as Hodgkin's disease, malignant melanomas, soft tissue sarcomas and advanced neuroblastomas.
    • The increases were recorded for virtually all tumour types in children, while in adolescents the major changes were seen for carcinomas, lymphomas, soft tissue sarcomas, germ-cell and CNS tumours.
    • This patient's history and presentation are rather typical for a sarcoma or metastatic carcinoma but not so much for a lymphoma.
    • Unlike carcinomas, metastatic sarcomas generally occur deeper and may not ulcerate the mucosa.

Derivatives

  • sarcomatosis

  • noun sɑːˌkəʊməˈtəʊsɪs
    Medicine
    • When one encounters a patient with hydrocephalus with or without diffuse meningeal enhancement on radiologic studies, meningeal sarcomatosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A phase-II study for abdominal sarcomatosis in 11 patients achieved a response in 45%, albeit the follow up was relatively short.
      • The angiographic findings in a case of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis and a case of primary meningeal sarcomatosis are presented.
  • sarcomatous

  • adjective sɑːˈkəʊmətəssɑrˈkoʊmədəs
    Medicine
    • Cases of small composite esophageal carcinoma containing various carcinomatous and sarcomatous components are extremely rare.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Histologically, the tumor was composed of both carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements.
      • To our knowledge, this carcinosarcoma is the seventh reported case of a primary pancreatic neoplasm with mixed carcinomatous and sarcomatous elements.
      • Composite malignant tumors containing both carcinomatous and sarcomatous components are known as carcinosarcomas.
      • The carcinomatous component is almost always squamous cell carcinoma, and the sarcomatous component usually contains a pleomorphic spindle cell proliferation.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sarkōma, from sarkoun 'become fleshy', from sarx, sark- 'flesh'.

Rhymes

aroma, carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, glaucoma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, soma
 
 

Definition of sarcoma in US English:

sarcoma

nounsɑrˈkoʊməsärˈkōmə
Medicine
  • A malignant tumor of connective or other nonepithelial tissue.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The increases were recorded for virtually all tumour types in children, while in adolescents the major changes were seen for carcinomas, lymphomas, soft tissue sarcomas, germ-cell and CNS tumours.
    • Dacarbazine is a chemotherapeutic agent that has been successfully applied to treat various types of cancer such as Hodgkin's disease, malignant melanomas, soft tissue sarcomas and advanced neuroblastomas.
    • This patient's history and presentation are rather typical for a sarcoma or metastatic carcinoma but not so much for a lymphoma.
    • Sebaceous cysts, fibromas, papillomas, adenomas, sarcomas, carcinomas, and melanomas also have been reported.
    • Unlike carcinomas, metastatic sarcomas generally occur deeper and may not ulcerate the mucosa.

Origin

Early 19th century: modern Latin, from Greek sarkōma, from sarkoun ‘become fleshy’, from sarx, sark- ‘flesh’.

 
 
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