- myxosarcoma
- A sarcoma, usually a liposarcoma or malignant fibrous histiocytoma, with an abundant component of myxoid tissue resembling primitive mesenchyme containing connective tissue mucin. SYN: myxoma sarcomatosum. [myxo- + G. sarx, flesh, + -oma, tumor]
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myxo·sar·co·ma·tous -mət-əs adj* * *
n.a sarcoma containing mucoid material; it is the malignant counterpart of a myxoma. It is doubtful whether myxosarcoma represents a true entity and it may be simply a variant of other sarcomas, such as a liposarcoma or a fibrosarcoma, with which it shares clinical features.* * *
myxo·sar·co·ma (mik″so-sahr-koґmə) [myxo- + sarcoma] a sarcoma containing myxomatous tissue. myxosarcomatous adj
Medical dictionary. 2011.