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ASPS

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-000760

A soft tissue tumor that is most common in older children and teenagers. It begins in the soft supporting tissue that connects and surrounds the organs and other tissues. ASPS usually occurs in the legs, but can also occur in the arms, hands, head, or neck. It can cause the growth of new blood vessels that help the tumor grow and spread. Also called alveolar soft part sarcoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-000760
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Expansionsalveolar soft part sarcoma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A soft tissue tumor that is most common in older children and teenagers. It begins in the soft supporting tissue that connects and surrounds the organs and other tissues. ASPS usually occurs in the legs, but can also occur in the arms, hands, head, or neck. It can cause the growth of new blood vessels that help the tumor grow and spread. Also called alveolar soft part sarcoma.",
  "expansions": [
    "alveolar soft part sarcoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/asps/"
}

Record 2,508 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.