giant cells. myxos'

A myxomatous tumor with islands of typical sarcomatous cells without the proce es of the myxomatous cell, oat-shaped s.. A s. containing blunt cells with oval nuclei, osteochondros'. A tumor containing cells intermediate between cartilage cells and bone corpuscles and also areas of true bone and cartilage, osteoid s. A tumor containing cells, intermediate cartilage and bone corpuscles which are polymorphous, together with giant cells. Bone salts may also be present, osteos'. A tumor composed of atypical lamellae of bone as well as variously shaped sarcomatous cells. pigmented s. See melanotic s. rhabdomyos'. A tumor of the kidney or of other ti ue, showing large imperfectly formed muscle fibers with transverse striations. small round-celled s. A s. containing closely packed small round cells with deeply staining nuclei and little reticulum, small spindle -celled s. A s. consisting of small spindle cells. [Gr., sarx, flesh, + oma, tumor.]