Scientists have uncovered a hidden driver of ovarian cancer—high-risk mesenchymal stem cells lurking in the fallopian tubes.

Background: Leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor that represents 5–7 % of all soft tissue sarcomas. The occurrence of this tumor in the salivary glands is exceptional.

Our vision of cancer and tumors has been evolving with time, from the simplistic bunch of all-similar malignant cells to a more sophisticated, heterogeneous and hierarchical cellular structure ...