Epithelioid sarcoma

Epithelioid sarcoma

Epithelioid sarcoma is a rare mesenchymal soft tissue tumor with an epithelioid pattern. It often occurs in the extremities of young people.

Diagnosis is often delayed because of the unusual nature of the tumor.

External links

[http://www.ralphmoss.com/html/epithelioid-sarcoma.shtml The Moss Reports, accessed January 3 2008]

[http://www.thedoctorsdoctor.com/Diseases/epithelioidsarcoma.htm The Doctors' Doctor, accessed January 3 2008]

[http://jjco.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/34/3/149 Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, accessed January 3 2008]

[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3725/is_200309/ai_n9288892 Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Sep 2003, accessed January 3 2008]

[http://mylefthand-themovie.com/default.aspx My Left Hand, documentary film about one man's battle with epithelioid sarcoma]


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