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Flashcards in oncology Deck (14)
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1
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angiosarcoma

A

blood and lymph vessels

2
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dermatofibrosarcoma

A

forms in tissue under skin (trunks and limbs)

3
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epitheloid sarcoma

A

hands or feet of young adults (nodules)

4
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ewing’s sarcoma

A

bone sarcoma, but 1/3 is found in soft tissue (extraosseus)

5
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fibrosarcoma

A

fibrocytes in muscles, tendons, and ligaments

6
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gastrointestinal stromal tumors

A

GI tract walls + outside it

7
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kaposi sarcoma

A

blood vessel or lymph (purple plaques on skin)

common w HIV

8
Q

leiomyosarcoma

A

smooth muscle (stomach, intestine, and BV)

9
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liposarcoma

A

fatty tissue

10
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malignant fibrous histiocytoma

A

fibrous tissue (legs, abdomen)

pleomorphic undiffereiated sarcoma

11
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neurofibrosarcoma

A

peripheral nerve sheath (soft tissue) tumor

12
Q

rhabdomyosarcoma

A

skeletal muscle (alveolar in limbs of teenagers, while pleomorphic in middle-age)

13
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synovial sarcoma

A

large joints

14
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common side effects for sarcomas

A

changes in bowel and physical function