n. a rare malignant tumour of the lymphatic vessels. It is most commonly seen in the chronically swollen (oedematous) arms of women who have had a mastectomy for breast cancer and may be induced by radiation.
n. any *cancer of connective tissue. These tumours may occur in any part of the body, as they arise in the tissues that make up an organ rather than being restricted to a particular organ. They can arise in fibrous tissue, muscle, fat, bone, cartilage, synovium, blood and lymphatic vessels, and various other tissues. See also chondrosarcoma; fibrosarcoma; leiomyosarcoma; liposarcoma; lymphangiosarcoma; osteosarcoma; rhabdomyosarcoma. —sarcomatous adj.... sarcoma
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