Sarcomas are malignancies that arise from mesenchymal tissues: (think of middle layers of body) bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, blood vessels. Examples are osteosarcoma-bone, chondrosarcoma-cartlilage, liposarcoma-fat, myosarcoma-muscle, and angiosarcoma-blood vessel.
A sarcoma is a cancer arising from connective tissue. This includes bone, cartilage, tendons, ligaments and nerves.
connective tissue
bones
BONE
Glands
Connective tissue (joints, ligaments, etc.)
Sarcoma translates from the greek word sarx which means flesh. A sarcoma is a cancer of the connective tissue. Connective tissue is cartilage, fat, muscle or bone. Usually malignant, it is one of the four major types of cancer.
The medical term for sarcoma is "sarcoma." Sarcoma refers to a type of cancer that originates in the connective tissues of the body, such as bone, muscle, fat, or cartilage. Examples include osteosarcoma, liposarcoma, and chondrosarcoma.
What type of embryological cell gives rise to muscle fibers
The one you are probably referring to is called Kaposi's Sarcoma.
What tissue gives support to the body?
None!!
Spongy Bone
Epithelial tissues
Compact bone
It is Kaposi's Sarcoma. The viruses for this form of cancer are normally carried by many people. It is only when the immune system is weakened, as in AIDS, that the person develops Kaposi's Sarcoma.