pseu·do·sar·co·ma (s  d -sär-k m )n. A bulky polyploid malignant tumor of the esophagus composed of spindle cells with a focus of squamous cell carcinoma. |
pseudosarcoma
[-särkō′mə]
a spindle cell epithelioma on skin that has been exposed to irradiation.
pseudosarcoma [soo″do-sahr-ko´mah]
sarcomatoid transformation of a carcinoma histologically resembling a sarcoma.
pseudosarcoma
A tumor mimicking a sarcoma, the significance of which differs according to site of origin Oral cavity Spindle cell carcinoma, a type of SCC See Spindle cell cacinoma Soft tissue 1 Pseudosarcomatous fasciitis Nodular
fasciitis; 2 Pseudo-KS, see there Urogenital tract Inflammatory pseudotumor A small, sessile and/or friable 'tumor' with ↑ cellularity and ↑ mitotic activity, which bleeds easily and occurs at the site of recent surgery to the
bladder, prostate or vagina, representing a florid inflammatory response to a local insult. See Inflammatory pseudotumor. Cf Sarcoma.
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