Can anyone help me find info on myosarcoma?

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Thank you!
Myosarcoma is categorized as one of the four major types of cancer and is defined as a sarcoma or cancer of the muscle tissue; it is a malignant tumor derived from myogenic cells. Myosarcoma can occur in the prostate and bladder, and the small and large intestines.


Sarcomas are generally associated with, but not limited to blood vessels, muscles, connective tissue, cartilage and fat. Sarcomas result in mesoderm proliferation, or in laymen’s terms, rapid and excessive growth the middle layer of the skin from which the blood vessels, muscles, bone and connective tissue are developed in the embryonic stage. Very little information can be found on myosarcomas, but sarcomas are similar and attach themselves to the same organs and parts of the body as myosarcomas.


Based on the types of tissue the sarcoma comes from, sarcomas can have varying names. For example, osteosarcoma arises from bone and leiomyosarcoma arises from the smooth muscle of the body.

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an example of a soft tissue sarcoma is...?

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a) adenocarcinoma
b) myosarcoma
c) neurosarcoma
d) osteosarcoma


(just need some help with some h.w...thankss)
Chantal,

You may choose b), and c).Soft tissue sarcomas are malignant (cancerous) tumors that can develop from fat, muscle, nerve, fibrous tissues surrounding joints, blood vessel, or deep skin tissues. They can develop in any part of the body. Around 55% to 60% of them develop in the arms or legs. The rest begin in the trunk (15% to 20%), head and neck area (8% to 10%), internal organs, or the retroperitoneum (15%) (the back of the abdominal cavity). Sarcoma is the term used for cancers of these tissues.

Soft tissue sarcomas may include –

Fibrosarcomas. Myxofibrosarcomas. Desmoid tumours. Liposarcomas. Synovial sarcomas. Rhabdomyosarcomas. Leiomyosarcomas. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumours (MPNST). Angiosarcomas. Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). Kaposi's sarcoma (KS). Other sarcomas = Ewing's tumours. Soft tissue sarcomas in children.

Adenocarcinoma is a cancer that originates in glandular tissue.

Myosarcoma - is sarcoma of muscle tissue

Neurosarcoma - is a malignant growth composed of neural, connective, and vascular tissues. Also called malignant neuroma.

Osteosarcoma is the most common type of malignant bone cancer,



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I add a link with an alphabetical list of cancers


http://www.cancer.gov/
cancertopics/alphalist/a-d


Hope this helps
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