Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
| Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma | |
|---|---|
| Term | Low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma |
| Short definition | low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma (…FY-broh-MIK-soyd sar-KOH-muh) A rare, slow-growing type of cancer that usually occurs in the deep soft tissues of the legs or trunk (chest and belly) forms. The cancer can come back many years after treatment and spread to the lungs and the wall of the chest cavity. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
low grade fibromyxoid sarcoma - (pronounced) (…FY-broh-MIK-soyd sar-KOH-muh) A rare, slow-growing type of cancer that usually occurs in the deep soft tissues of the legs or trunk (chest and belly) forms. The cancer can come back many years after treatment and spread to the lungs and the wall of the chest cavity. The cancer cells usually have a specific genetic change called a translocation (part of one chromosome swaps places with part of another chromosome). Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma usually occurs in young and middle-aged adults. It's a type of soft tissue sarcoma
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