Myosarcoma

Myosarcoma is a malignant muscle tumor.[1] People with myosarcoma often wake up with the feeling as if they had a cramp during their sleep.[2]

Myosarcoma
Specialty	Oncology

Leiomyosarcoma is sarcoma of smooth muscle, and rhabdomyosarcoma is sarcoma of striated muscle. However, the term myosarcoma itself still appears in the literature.[2]

References

"myosarcoma" at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
Brauer VF, Reichenberger F, Müller A, et al. (2002). "Successful Resection of a Re-Occurred Pulmonary Myosarcoma in a Patient with Turner Syndrome Mosaic". Sarcoma. 6 (4): 141–3. doi:10.1080/1357714021000066395. PMC 2395496. PMID 18521351.

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Classification	D ICD-O: M8895/3 MeSH: D009217

Connective/soft tissue tumors and sarcomas (ICD-O 8800–9059) (C45–C49/D17–D21, 171/214–215)

Not otherwise specified

Connective tissue neoplasm

Fibroma/fibrosarcoma:	Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans Desmoplastic fibroma
Fibroma/fibromatosis:	Aggressive infantile fibromatosis Aponeurotic fibroma Collagenous fibroma Diffuse infantile fibromatosis Familial myxovascular fibromas Fibroma of tendon sheath Fibromatosis colli Infantile digital fibromatosis Juvenile hyaline fibromatosis Plantar fibromatosis Pleomorphic fibroma Oral submucous fibrosis
Histiocytoma/histiocytic sarcoma:	Benign fibrous histiocytoma Malignant fibrous histiocytoma Atypical fibroxanthoma Solitary fibrous tumor

Fibroepithelial

general:	Myoma/myosarcoma
smooth muscle:	Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma
skeletal muscle:	Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma: Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma Sarcoma botryoides Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
Leiomyoma Angioleiomyoma Angiolipoleiomyoma Genital leiomyoma Leiomyosarcoma Multiple cutaneous and uterine leiomyomatosis syndrome Multiple cutaneous leiomyoma Neural fibrolipoma Solitary cutaneous leiomyoma STUMP

Complex mixed and stromal

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