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ANGIOSARCOMA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels

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Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("angiosarcoma" is a kind of...):

malignant neoplasm; malignant tumor; metastatic tumor (a tumor that is malignant and tends to spread to other parts of the body)

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 Context examples: 

Representative examples include lymphoma, angiosarcoma, and undifferentiated (embryonal) sarcoma.

(Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Malignant Non-Epithelial Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of neoplastic disorders include hepatocellular adenoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma, lymphoma, and angiosarcoma.

(Liver and Intrahepatic Bile Duct Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

An angiosarcoma arising from the skin of the arm following radical mastectomy and resulting lymphedema.

(Angiosarcoma of the Skin of the Arm after Radical Mastectomy followed by Lymphedema, NCI Thesaurus)

An angiosarcoma that develops in association with long standing lymphedema.

(Angiosarcoma Associated with Lymphedema, NCI Thesaurus)

Patients with long-standing lymphedema are at increased risk of developing angiosarcoma.

(Angiosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include angiosarcoma, liposarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, and extraskeletal osteosarcoma.

(Breast Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of malignant breast soft tissue neoplasms include angiosarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and liposarcoma.

(Breast Soft Tissue Neoplasm, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples include angiosarcoma, Kaposi sarcoma, and leiomyosarcoma.

(Colon Sarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

An angiosarcoma occurring in the adult population.

(Adult Angiosarcoma, NCI Thesaurus)

Representative examples of neoplastic cardiovascular disorders are endocardial myxoma and angiosarcoma.

(Cardiovascular Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)