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What are cancers that arise from epithelium called?
ASarcomas
BCarcinomas
CLymphomas
DLeukaemias
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carcinomas
Epithelial cancers are termed carcinomas, whereas connective tissue cancers are sarcomas.
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