Neoplastic Process
mesenchymoma
Subclass of:
Neoplasms, Complex and Mixed
Definitions related to mesenchymoma:
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A mixed mesenchymal tumor composed of two or more mesodermal cellular elements not commonly associated, not counting fibrous tissue as one of the elements. Mesenchymomas are widely distributed in the body and about 75% are malignant. (Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p1866)NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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A term describing a soft tissue tumor which consists of two or more mesenchymal lines of differentiation, excluding a fibroblastic line of differentiation.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Mixed mesenchymal tumor composed of two or more mesodermal cellular elements not commonly associated, not counting fibrous tissue as one of the elements; widely distributed in the body and about 75% are malignant.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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