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stage III 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 high grade (likely to grow and spread quickly), larger than 5 centimeters, and deep.



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