Neoplastic Process
cardiac sarcoma

car·di·ac sar·co·ma [ kar-dee-ak sar-koh-muh ]
Definitions related to cardiac sarcoma:
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A malignant soft tissue neoplasm that arises from the heart. The majority of cases are angiosarcomas.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A rare cancer that develops in tissues of the heart.NCI Dictionary of Cancer TermsU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Primary cardiac neoplasms are rare entities, with an autopsy prevalence of 0.001-0.WebMD, 2019
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