Sarcomas of the Soft Tissues

Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant neoplasms of mesenchymal origin. They account for approximately 1% of all cancer diagnoses and 7% of pediatric malignancies (1,2). Just over half of these patients eventually succumb as a result of the disease. Soft tissue sarcomas typically present as asymptomatic large masses within the retroperitoneum or the proximal lower limbs but...

Soft-tissue Sarcomas

This article discusses the epidemiology, diagnosis, and management of primary soft-tissue sarcomas (STS). These musculoskeletal tumors are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignancies, which are best managed by multidisciplinary teams in specialist sarcoma referral centers. Historically, the standard for local control of these tumors has been amputation. Evolutions in multimodality treatment ...

Soft tissue sarcomas of vulva.

Fifteen cases of vulvar sarcomas were studied. The most common neoplasm was leiomyosarcoma, which also had the least favorable prognosis with a tendency to develop local recurrences and disseminated hematogenous metastases. The second most frequent sarcoma belonged to the fibrous histiocytoma group. Although they are unpredictable, they tended to be less aggressive than the leiomysarcomas. Othe...

Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Kidney

Soft tissue sarcomas are rare mesenchymal tumors. Amongst others, primitive neuroectodermal tumors (PNET) of the kidney and synovial sarcoma of the kidney belong to the group of soft tissue sarcomas. Synovial sarcomas can occur almost anywhere in the body, most frequently, however, in the lower (62%) or upper extremities (21%). Metastases occur in 50-70% of cases, and thus the prognosis is poor...

[Soft-tissue sarcomas of the extremities].