Clinicopathological study of soft tissue tumours in a tertiary care hospital in south India

Background: Soft tissue tumours are more diverse and heterogenous group of rare tumours. Sarcomas comprise <1% adult cancers which pose a great challenge in diagnosis treatment. The aim the study is to compare incidence evaluate type, sex predilection, anatomical location size all soft tumours.Methods: A prospective reported department Pathology, Thanjavur Medical College Hospital from July 2012 June 2014 was done. tumours, irrespective age, sex, tumor, included study. Data collected include gender, presenting symptoms, site neoplasms. Histopathological evaluation with haematoxylin eosin staining under Light microscopy done make pathological diagnosis.Results: total 331 tumour specimens were analysed, out 289 benign (87.3%), 29 malignant (8.8%) 13 intermediate (3.9%). sarcomas accounted for 1.4% malignancies. Upper limb most common neoplasm. Benign had their peak between 30-50 years, while after 50 years life. Lipoma commonest peripheral nerve sheath sarcoma.Conclusions: neoplasms that have spectrum histological types. histopathological features these help deciding treatment modality.