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stage I adult soft tissue sarcoma (...TIH-shoo sar-KOH-muh)

 Cancer of soft tissue (muscle, fat, fibrous tissue, blood vessels, or other supporting tissue of the body) that is any size, low grade (likely to grow and spread slowly), and may be either superficial (close to the skin's surface) or deep.

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