Soft tissue tumors: Malignant myoepithelioma

Prevalence of Malignant Soft Tissue Tumors inExtremities: An Epidemiological Study in Syria

Background:   Although the majority of soft tissue masses are benign, it is important to consider malignancy in differential diagnoses. Because most soft tissue sarcomas present as a painless mass, clinicians must watch for signs suggestive of malignancy, including large size, rapid growth, and site deep into the deep fascia.The purpose of this study was to determine the relative prevalence acc...

Myoepithelioma of Soft Tissue and Bone

Radiotherapy in Malignant Myoepithelioma of the Soft Palate – Case Report

Myoepithelioma is a very rare neoplasm that accounts only for about 1% of all salivary gland tumours. As the lesion is so rare, there are no specific recommendations or guidelines for its treatment. In the literature, there have been only a few cases reported without any existing data concerning radiotherapy. We present a very good palliative effect of radiotherapy in a very old man.

Endoprosthetic reconstruction for malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors.

BACKGROUND Nowadays, the results of the management of malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors have been dramatically improved because of the advance in imaging, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical techniques. Patients can have longer survival times with limb-salvage surgery. Several techniques of reconstruction have been advocated and gained more popularity following malignant tumor res...

Molecular markers in benign and malignant soft tissue tumors