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Liposarcoma: A form of malignant mesenchymal tumour usually occurring in the thigh. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Liposarcoma is available below.
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Prognosis for Liposarcoma: The prognosis depends on the size, composition and location of the tumor. Metastasis is quite common.
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A malignant tumor that arises from adipose tissue (fat). Microscopically, it may contain a spectrum of neoplastic adipocytes (fat cells) ranging from lipoblasts to pleomorphic malignant adipocytes. According to the degree of differentiation, liposarcomas may be classified as well differentiated, dedifferentiated, pleomorphic, myxoid, and round cell liposarcomas. The metastatic potential is higher in less differentiated tumors. -- 2004 - (Source - Diseases Database)
Sarcoma of fat cells - (Source - WordNet 2.1)
Liposarcoma is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Liposarcoma, or a subtype of Liposarcoma,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Liposarcoma as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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