A malignant cancer composed of both fibrous tissue and cancer cells, a type of sarcoma.
From fibro- (fiber) + carcinoma (Greek karkinos, crab + -oma, tumor). This oncology term emerged in 20th-century medical literature.
Fibrocarcinomas are aggressive cancers because the fibrous tissue gives the tumor structure and strength, making it harder for treatments to reach all the cancer cells hidden in that framework.
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