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fibrosarcoma /fi·bro·sar·co·ma/ (-sahr-ko´mah) a malignant, locally invasive, hematogenously spreading tumor derived from collagen-producing fibroblasts that are otherwise undifferentiated. ameloblastic fibrosarcoma an odontogenic tumor that is the malignant counterpart to an ameloblastic fibroma, within which it usually arises. odontogenic fibrosarcoma a malignant tumor of the jaws, originating from one of the mesenchymal components of the tooth or tooth germ.
fibrosarcoma [-särkō′mə] pl. fibrosarcomas, fibrosarcomata Etymology: L, fibra + Gk, sarx, flesh, oma, tumor a sarcoma that contains fibrous connective tissue. fibrosarcoma (fī´brōsärkō´m n a malignant mesenchymal tumor, the basic cell type being a fibroblast. Most fibrosarcomas are locally infiltrative and persistent but do not metastasize. fibrosarcoma, odontogenic, n an extremely rare malignant form of odontogenic fibroma. fibrosarcoma a sarcoma arising from collagen-producing fibroblasts. They occur in many organs and cause well-identified syndromes, e.g. oral, nasal, gastric. odontogenic fibrosarcoma a malignant tumor of the jaws, originating from one of the mesenchymal components of the tooth or tooth germ. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The histologic differential diagnosis is predicated on whether the tumor is biphasic or monophasic; it includes adenocarcinoma, spindle cell carcinoma, fibrosarcoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, glomangiopericytoma (hemangiopericytoma), leiomyosarcoma, malignant melanoma, epithelioid sarcoma, and angiosarcoma. Seeking an explanation, Jian-Wei Gu and his colleagues at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson inoculated chick embryos with human fibrosarcoma cells, derived from a type of bone cancer. In this new study titled Prevention of inflammation-mediated acquisition of metastatic properties of benign mouse fibrosarcoma cells by administration of an orally available superoxide dismutase, published in the British Journal of Cancer (2006), SOD/gliadin was shown to prevent the progression of tumors that are influenced by oxidative stress and inflammation in mice. |
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