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Gastric Soft Tissue Neoplasm
A benign or malignant neoplasm of the stomach arising from mesenchymal cells. Representative examples of benign gastric soft tissue neoplasms include leiomyoma, lipoma, and hemangioma. Representative examples of malignant gastric soft tissue neoplasms include Kaposi sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and liposarcoma. (NCI Thesaurus)
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