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sarcomas ch.19
sarcomas and the connective tissues
| malignant tumor | connective tissue |
|---|---|
| osteosarcoma (osteogenic sarcoma) | bone |
| ewing sarcoma | bone |
| leiomyosarcoma | Smooth (visceral) muscle |
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | striated (skeletal) muscle |
| chondrosarcoma | cartilage |
| liposarcoma | fat |
| fibrosarcoma | fibrous tissue |
| angiosarcoma | blood vessel tissue |
| leukemias | all leukocytes |
| hodgkin disease | lymphocytes |
| non-hodgkin lymphomas | lymphocytes |
| burkitt lymphoma | lymphocytes |
| mulitple myeloma | plasma cells |
| neuroblastoma | embryonic nerve tissue |
| astrocytoma (tumor of glial cells called astrocytes) | glial tissue |
| glioblastoma multiforme | glial tissue |
| wilms tumor (embryonal adenosarcoma) | kidney |
| teratoma (tumor composed of bone, muscle, skin, gland cells, cartilage etc.) | ovaries and testes |