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Top: Health: Conditions_and_Diseases: Cancer: Musculoskeletal: Soft_Tissue_Sarcoma
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Submit sites and articles about soft tissue sarcomas |
Cancer that affects the soft tissue of the body including muscles, tendons, fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and synovial tissues (tissues around joints)typically referred to as a Sarcoma.
| Submit sites about the rare malignant tumor of the connective tissue known as Alveolar Soft part sarcoma. |
Rare malignant tumor of the connective tissue. It is characterized by a painless mass usually in the leg or buttock. The cancer may spread to the lungs. Treatment is generally surgery and radiation.
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Submit sites only about the malignant tumor that develops either from blood vessels or from lymph vessels. |
Malignant tumors that can develop either from blood vessels (hemangiosarcomas) or from lymph vessels (lymphangiosarcomas).
| Submit sites and articles about DFSP. |
DFSP is a low-grade cancer of the fibrous tissue beneath the skin, usually in the trunk or limbs. It can invade nearby tissues, but does not metastasize.
| Submit sites about the rare childhood cancer known as Desmoplastic small round cell tumor, also known as Intra-abdominal desmoplastic small round blue cell tumor, or DSRCT. |
A rare, aggressive sarcoma that often develops in the abdominal cavity, although it can also arise elsewhere. The disease commonly affects adolescents and young adults, mostly male. It's name means that it is formed by small, round cancer cells surrounded by scar-like tissue.
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Submit sites and articles about this rare cancer that primarily arises under the skin of the hands, forearms, feet or lower legs. |
A rare, malignant soft-tissue neoplasm occurring in the tissues under the skin of the hands, forearms, feet, or lower legs of young adults.
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Submit sites that focus on cancer of the fibrous tissue. |
Cancer of the fibrous tissue. Usually affects the legs, arms, or trunk. Commonly occurs between ages of 30-55.
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Submit sites about granulocytic sarcoma which is commonly see with or follows the onset of acute myeloid leukemia. |
Commonly occurs with or follows the onset of acute myeloid leukemia.
A rare group of vascular cancers, which can involve soft tissue, bone, skin, liver, lymph node and/or lung. Includes Hemangioendothelioma (HE), Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE), and related vascular disorders.
| Sites listed here will principally concern leiomyosarcoma. Sites with a more general focus belong in a more general category. |
The disease generally arises from the smooth, involuntary muscle that forms the walls of the womb, stomach, intestines, and blood vessels. It is a common type of sarcoma that can occur anywhere within the body.
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Submit sites about the malignant tumors of fat tissue that can develop anywhere in the body. |
Malignant tumors of fat tissue. They can develop anywhere in the body, but they most often develop in the thigh and inside the back of the abdomen. This occurs mostly in adults between 50 and 65 years old.
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Submit sites that focus on cancer that arises in the cells that cover nerve cells. more information (editors only) |
The cancer arises in the cells that cover nerve cells and can occur anywhere in the body. The cells around the nerve cells are called schwann cells, so MPNST can also be called schwannomas or neurofibrosarcomas. They most commonly occur in people who have a rare genetic disorder called Von Recklinghausen's disease. Also referred to as Peripheral nervous system tumor or malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor.
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Submit sites that focus on Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor. |
Shares many features with Ewing tumor and Extraosseous Ewing's sarcoma. Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors are rare cancers, also found in soft tissue and bone.
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Submit sites about the childhood cancer that arises from the active muscles of the body. Include all types of Rhabdomyosarcoma. |
Tumors that grow in the active muscles of the body are called rhabdomyosarcoma. They occur in the head, neck, and pelvis, arms, or legs.The two most common types of Rhabdomyosarcoma are
Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma. Found in children under 15, commonly in the head and neck region and genitourinary tract.
Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma. A very aggressive, rare tumor that involves the muscles of the extremities or trunk.
The most least common form of Rhabdomyosarcoma:
Botryoid Rhabdomyosarcoma: A variant of the embryonal type arising as a grape-like lesion in mucosal-lined hollow organs such as the vagina and urinary bladder.
Pleomorphic Rhabdomyosarcoma: Seen primarily in adults and arises in muscles of the extremities.
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Submit sites about the malignant tumor that arises from the tissue around the joints. |
Malignant tumor of the tissue around the joints. The most common location for the tumor is the knee. Tends to occur in young adults.
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