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undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma

Term · Oncology and biomedicine · MLC-T-ONC-009046

A type of cancer that usually forms in the soft tissue, but it may also form in bone. It can occur anywhere in the body, but it usually occurs in the legs (especially the thighs), arms, or back of the abdomen. It may also occur in a part of the body where a patient received radiation therapy in the past. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas often grow quickly and spread to other parts of the body, including the lungs. They usually occur in older adults, and they may sometimes occur as a second cancer in patients who had retinoblastoma. Also called malignant fibrous cytoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ONC-009046
FieldOncology and biomedicine
Synonymsmalignant fibrous cytoma; malignant fibrous histiocytoma
ReferencesNCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
Record as JSON
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  "id": "MLC-T-ONC-009046",
  "term": "undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma",
  "field": "Oncology and biomedicine",
  "definition": "A type of cancer that usually forms in the soft tissue, but it may also form in bone. It can occur anywhere in the body, but it usually occurs in the legs (especially the thighs), arms, or back of the abdomen. It may also occur in a part of the body where a patient received radiation therapy in the past. Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcomas often grow quickly and spread to other parts of the body, including the lungs. They usually occur in older adults, and they may sometimes occur as a second cancer in patients who had retinoblastoma. Also called malignant fibrous cytoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma.",
  "synonyms": [
    "malignant fibrous cytoma",
    "malignant fibrous histiocytoma"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oncology/undifferentiated-pleomorphic-sarcoma/"
}

Record 16,939 of 17,721 in Oncology and biomedicine terminology (MLC-0111). Request the full dataset.