cancers that affect supportive or connective tissue are classified as __________.
There are a number of subtypes, including adenocarcinoma, basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and transitional cell carcinoma. Sarcoma â cancer that begins in the connective or supportive tissues such as bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, or blood vessels. Leukaemia â cancer that starts in blood forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of abnormal blood cells to be produced and go into the blood.