Desmoplastic small round cell tumor

Desmoplastic small round cell tumor
Term	Desmoplastic small round cell tumor
Short definition	desmoplastic melanoma - (pronounced) (DES-moh-PLAS-tik MEH-luh-NOH-moo) A rare form of malignant melanoma characterized by non-pigmented lesions on sun-exposed areas of the body, most commonly the head and neck
Type	Cancer terms
Specialty	Oncology
Language	English
Source	NCI
Comments

desmoplastic small round cell tumor - (pronounced) (DES-moh-PLAS-tik . . . TOO-mer) rare, aggressive cancer that usually affects young men and is usually located in the abdomen

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