Cancer of Smooth Muscles is Called ________

Question

Cancer of smooth muscles is called ________.
A) fibrosarcomas
B) myelomas
C) leiomyosarcomas
D) rhabdomyosarcomas
E) adenocarcinomas

Accepted Answer

Smooth muscle tumors are called leiomyosarcomas. Fibrosarcomas arise from fibrous tissues, myelomas are cancers of plasma cells, rhabdomyosarcomas arise from skeletal muscle, and adenocarcinomas arise from glandular tissues.