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Small Cell Sarcoma
Definition 1
A sarcoma characterized by the presence of small round or elongated malignant cells with a small amount of cytoplasm. (NCI Thesaurus)
Definition 2
A sarcoma characterized by the presence of small cells, cells measuring 9-14 micrometers with a faint or indistinct rim of cytoplasm and an oval-to-elongated nucleus with relatively dense chromatin. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992) (NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
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