liposarcoma /lipo·sar·co·ma/ (lip″o-sahr-ko´mah) a malignant mesenchymal tumor usually occurring in the intermuscular fascia in the upper thigh, characterized by primitive lipoblastic cells with varying degrees of lipoblastic or lipomatous differentiation, sometimes with foci of normal fat cells.
liposarcoma
liposarcoma [lip″o-sahr-ko´mah]
liposarcoma (liˈ·pō·sar·kōˑ·m
),
lip·o·sar·co·ma (l p  -sär-k m )n. A malignant tumor consisting chiefly of immature, anaplastic lipoblasts of varying sizes, usually occurring in association with a rich network of capillaries. Also called lipoblastoma. |
liposarcoma
[lip′ōsärkō′mə] pl. liposarcomas, liposarcomata
Etymology: Gk, lipos + sarx, flesh, oma, tumor
a malignant growth of primitive fat cells that occurs in the deep soft tissue of the extremities and retroperitoneum. It is the most common soft tissue sarcoma. Also called lipoma sarcomatodes.
liposarcoma [lip″o-sahr-ko´mah]
a malignant tumor characterized by large anaplastic lipoblasts, sometimes with foci of normal fat cells.
liposarcoma (liˈ·pō·sar·kōˑ·m
),n a malignant tumor that comprises immature fat cells.
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Liposarcoma.
liposarcoma
a malignant tumor characterized by large anaplastic lipoblasts, sometimes with foci of normal fat cells.
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