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Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-007595

A rare, type of cancer that forms in fibrous (connective) tissue. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is a slow growing tumor, but may recur (come back) and spread to other parts of the body many years after treatment. It usually occurs in middle-aged or older adults, and is rare in children and adolescents. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-007595
FieldOncology and biomedicine
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "definition": "A rare, type of cancer that forms in fibrous (connective) tissue. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is a slow growing tumor, but may recur (come back) and spread to other parts of the body many years after treatment. It usually occurs in middle-aged or older adults, and is rare in children and adolescents. Sclerosing epithelioid fibrosarcoma is a type of soft tissue sarcoma.",
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