| Carcinosarcoma Classification and external resources |
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| ICD-O: | 8980/3 |
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| MeSH | D002296 |
Carcinosarcoma is a malignant tumor that is a mixture of carcinoma (cancer of epithelial tissue, which is skin and tissue that lines or covers the internal organs) and sarcoma (cancer of connective tissue, such as bone, cartilage, and fat). The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O is a domain specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems Medical Subject Headings ( MeSH) is a huge Controlled vocabulary (or metadata system for the purpose of indexing journal articles and books Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled A carcinoma is any Malignant Cancer that arises from epithelial cells. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled In biology and medicine epithelium is a tissue composed of cells that line the cavities and surfaces of structures throughout the body The skin is the outer covering of living tissue of an animal (or plant In Biology, an organ ( Latin: organum, "instrument tool" from Greek όργανον - organon "organ instrument A sarcoma (from the Greek 'sarx' meaning "flesh" is a Cancer of the connective or supportive tissue ( Bone, Cartilage, Fat Connective tissue is one of the four types of tissue in traditional classifications (the others being epithelial, Muscle, and Nervous tissue) Bones are rigid organs that form part of the Endoskeleton of Vertebrates They function to move support and protect the various organs of the body produce Cartilage is a type of dense Connective tissue. It is composed of specialized cells called chondrocytes that produce a large amount of extracellular matrix
External links
- Carcinosarcoma entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
This article includes text from the U. S. National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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