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	Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment in Adults and Children
		Soft tissue sarcomas are treated with surgery, chemotherapy and radiation.
		At Mayo Clinic soft tissue sarcomas are treated with two goals in mind: to cure the cancer and to save as much function of the affected area as possible.
		Soft tissue (non-bone) sarcomas are rare, but they can occur in many parts of the body such as muscle or fat of the extremities or the trunk.
	www.mayoclinic.org /soft-tissue-sarcoma (367 words)

	Washington Musculoskeletal Tumor Center - Soft Tissue Sarcomas (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors arising from the supporting extraskeletal mesenchymal tissues of the body—i.e., muscle, fascia, connective tissues, fibrous tissues, and fat.
		Soft tissue sarcomas are a disease of adulthood, occurring most commonly in persons between 30 and 60 years of age.
		Approximately one-half of soft tissue sarcomas are found in the extremities; the remainder arise in the head/neck and trunk.
	www.sarcoma.org /main.php?page=soft_tissue_sarcoma (643 words)

	Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Cancer Overview
		Childhood soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancerous cells begin growing in soft tissue somewhere in the body.
		The soft tissues include muscles, tendons (bands of fiber that connect muscles to bones), fibrous tissues, fat, blood vessels, nerves, and synovial tissues (tissues around joints).
		Rhabdomyosarcoma is the type of soft tissue sarcoma that most often occurs in children.
	www.umm.edu /cancer/overview/csts.html (278 words)

	Diagnose-Me: Condition: Soft Tissue Sarcoma
		Soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer cells are found in soft tissue in the body.
		When a sarcoma is aggressive looking, and the surgeon has completed his or her task of removing as much of it as possible, adding radiation will significantly reduce the chances of the cancer coming back.
		Benign tumors of the fibrous tissue (tendons and ligaments).
	www.diagnose-me.com /cond/C439055.html (2930 words)

	Adult soft tissue sarcoma
		Soft tissue sarcomas are malignant tumors that may arise in any of the mesodermal tissues of the extremities (50%), trunk and retroperitoneum (40%), or the head and neck (10%).
		Soft tissue sarcomas are classified histologically according to the soft tissue cell of origin, although the cell type is not part of the prognostic staging system.
		Complete surgical resection is often difficult for sarcomas of the retroperitoneum due to large size before detection and anatomical location.[6,7] As opposed to soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities, local recurrence is the most common cause of death in patients with retroperitoneal soft tissue sarcomas.
	www.meds.com /pdq/sarcoma_pro.html (4036 words)

	Novartisoncology.com - Soft-tissue Sarcoma Disease Introduction
		Soft tissue sarcoma behaves differently in each person, depending on what kind it is, the stage it is in, and many other factors.
		If a sarcoma is suspected based on the large size of the mass or the results of a CT scan or MRI, it is important for the person to be evaluated by a doctor who is familiar with the treatment of these tumors before a biopsy is performed.
		Unlike most cancers, the size of a soft tissue sarcoma is not as important as what the cancer cells look like under a microscope (their grade).
	www.novartisoncology.com /page/soft_tissue_sarcoma_intro.jsp (2578 words)

	Soft Tissue Sarcoma
		Secondary tumors are referred to as "metastatic soft tissue sarcoma" because they are part of the same cancer and are not a new disease.
		Sarcomas in these family clusters, which represent a very small fraction of all cases, may be related to a rare inherited genetic alteration.
		The stage of the sarcoma is based on the size and grade of the tumor, and whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body (metastasized).
	www.carcinoma.com /sarcoma.htm (1195 words)

	Sarcoma, soft tissue, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] -- Description
		Childhood soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells begin growing in soft tissue in the body.
		Soft tissue sarcomas may develop in any part of the body, but in young patients they are most commonly found in the trunk, arms, and legs.
		Soft tissue sarcoma is more likely to develop in people who have specific genetic conditions, such as Li-Fraumeni syndrome, who have previously received radiation therapy, or who have the Epstein-Barr virus with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS).
	www.webmd.com /hw/cancer/ncicdr0000062728-description.asp (477 words)

	Sarcoma/Soft Tissue Tumors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Soft tissue tumors and sarcomas are uncommon tumors that arise from “mesenchymal” tissue of the musculoskeletal system, including muscle, bone, cartilage, fat and connective tissue.
		Sarcomas are responsible for only 1 percent of adult cancers, with approximately 8000 people given the diagnosis each year in the United States.
		Since sarcomas tend to grow in the musculoskeletal system, especially in the legs and arms, the goal of sarcoma care must not only include eradication of the tumor but preservation of the function of the affected body part.
	www.med.nyu.edu /fgpsurgicaloncology/programs/sarcoma (298 words)

	Soft Tissue Sarcoma Resource Directory - CancerIndex
		Soft tissue sarcomas are malignant tumours that may arise in any of the mesodermal tissues (muscles, tendons, vessels that carry blood or lymph, joints, and fat).
		Sarcomas are a diverse range of tumours, they are named after the type of soft tissue cell they arise from.
		Soft Tissue Sarcoma People Organization A non-profit organization to support sarcoma cancer patients, survivors, families and friends in Europe founded in 1997 by the brother of a synovial sarcoma patient.
	www.cancerindex.org /clinks3u.htm (1349 words)

	Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas are a group of malignant tumors that originate from primitive mesenchymal tissue and account for 7% of all childhood tumors.
		Nonrhabdomyosarcomatous soft tissue tumors are fairly readily distinguished from rhabdomyosarcoma or Ewing's family of tumors.
		Because of the rarity of pediatric nonrhabdomyosarcomatous soft tissue sarcomas, all children, adolescents, and young adults with these tumors should have their treatment planned by a multidisciplinary team composed of pediatric oncologists, surgeons, and radiotherapists.
	www.acor.org /cnet/62934.html (7384 words)

	Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma - Cancer Care - James P. Wilmot Cancer Center - Rochester, NY - Western NY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Childhood soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer cells begin growing in the soft tissue in a child's body.
		The soft tissues connect, support and surround the body parts and organs, and include muscles, tendons, connective tissues, fat, blood vessels, nerves and synovial tissues (that surround the joints).
		Once soft tissue sarcoma is found, additional tests will be performed to determine the stage (progress) of the cancer.
	www.stronghealth.com /services/cancer/aboutcancer/childsarcoma.cfm (358 words)

	Soft Tissue Sarcoma - WrongDiagnosis.com
		A soft tissue sarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) tumor that develops in soft tissue.
		Soft tissue sarcomas can invade surrounding tissue and can metastasize (spread) to other organs of the body, forming secondary tumors.
		The prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma may include the duration of Soft Tissue Sarcoma, chances of complications of Soft Tissue Sarcoma, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Soft Tissue Sarcoma, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /s/soft_tissue_sarcoma/intro.htm (591 words)

	Sarcoma, The Cancer Information Network
		Soft tissue sarcoma is a malignant disease occurs in muscle, fatty tissue, tendon, or other soft tissue.
		Soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the soft tissue of part of the body.
		Stages of soft tissue sarcoma - Catching the diseases in their early stages is important for their treatment.
	www.cancerlinksusa.com /sarcoma/index.asp (1011 words)

	Soft tissue sarcoma
		Although there are various types of soft tissue sarcoma, they generally share similar characteristics, produce similar symptoms and are treated similarly — with surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy, or with a combination.
		Soft tissue sarcomas can occur anywhere in your body, but the largest number — about half — occur in the arms, legs, hands or feet.
		These sarcomas are sometimes seen in tissue that's been exposed to radiation, such as the arm on the same side as a breast treated for breast cancer.
	www.cnn.com /HEALTH/library/DS/00601.html (2394 words)

	Sarcoma, soft tissue, childhood: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ]
		The 3 general stages of soft tissue sarcoma are nonmetastatic, metastatic, and recurrent.
		Treatment for soft tissue sarcoma depends on where the cancer is, how far it has spread, and what the cancer cells look like under a microscope.
		Treatment for recurrent childhood soft tissue sarcoma depends on the treatment your child received before, the part of the body where the cancer has come back, and your child’s general condition.
	www.everettclinic.com /kbase/nci/ncicdr0000062728.htm (2475 words)

	Soft tissue sarcoma - background facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Soft tissue sarcomas can affect any part of the body.
		Sarcomas, however, do tend to recur so careful monitoring is important, certainly for the first two years following surgery.
		While initial surgery may be at the hands of a surgeon skilled in treating the location where the sarcoma initially grew the follow-up is best undertaken in conjunction with a sarcoma centre.
	www.sarcoma-uk.org /sts_facts.htm (298 words)

	Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
		Soft tissue sarcomas may be heterogeneous, so adequate tissue should be obtained via either core-needle or incisional biopsy for microscopic examination to determine histologic type and tumor grade.
		Soft tissue sarcomas are classified histologically according to the soft tissue cell of origin, though the cell type is not part of the prognostic staging system.
		For sarcomas of the extremities, local control comparable to that obtained with amputation may be achieved with limb-sparing surgery that involves wide local excision in combination with preoperative or postoperative radiation therapy and in some instances, chemotherapy.
	www.meb.uni-bonn.de /cancer.gov/CDR0000062820.html (5968 words)

	Sloan-Kettering - Soft Tissue Sarcoma
		Soft tissue sarcomas originate in such tissues as fat, muscles, nerves, tendons, and blood and lymph vessels.
		Sarcomas are unusual in that they can occur in any site of the human body, although about one half occur in the limbs.
		Soft tissue sarcomas arise in such tissues as fat, muscles, nerves, tendons, and blood and lymph vessels -- the soft tissues that connect, support, and surround other parts of the body.
	www.mskcc.org /mskcc/html/435.cfm (520 words)

	Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma / Rhabdomyosarcoma
		About half of all childhood soft tissue sarcomas are rhabdomyosarcoma, which arises from skeletal muscle, these are most common between the ages of 2 and 6.
		Children's Oncology Group Soft Tissue Sarcoma Committee (COG STS) (USA) COG STS is funded by the National Cancer Institute and conducts research into rhabdomyosarcoma.
		Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcomas (USA) Part of a SEER report on cancer incidence and survival among children and adolescents; 1975-1995.
	www.cancerindex.org /ccw/guide2t.htm (531 words)

	Soft tissue sarcoma - MayoClinic.com
		"Sarcoma" comes from a Greek word meaning "fleshy growth." Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous (malignant) tumors that originate in the soft tissues of your body.
		The soft tissues include muscle, fat, blood vessels, nerves, tendons and the lining of your joints (synovial tissues).
		Although there are various types of soft tissue sarcoma, they generally share similar characteristics, produce similar symptoms and are treated similarly — with surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy, or with a combination.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/soft-tissue-sarcoma/DS00601 (213 words)

	Sarcoma Adult Soft Tissue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		-- Adult soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the soft tissue of part of the body.
		The cancer is either near the surface or deep and is less than 5 centimeters in size (about 2 inches), but it has not spread to lymph nodes or other parts of the body (lymph nodes are small bean-shaped structures that are found throughout the body; they produce and store infection-fighting cells).
		In soft tissue sarcoma, chemotherapy is sometimes injected directly into the blood vessels in the area where the cancer is found.
	www.medhelp.org /lib/cancernet/200921.htm (2081 words)

	CET Cancer Center - D. Jeffrey Demanes, M.D.; High Dose Rate (hdr) Brachytherapy Specialist with 25 years of ...
		Sarcomas are cancers that arise in the "connective tissue" of the body.
		Soft tissue sarcomas usually occur in muscle, but can appear anywhere.
		For example, sarcomas near the heart would not be treatable due to the heart motion.
	www.cetmc.com /soft-tissue-sarcoma.html (1024 words)

	Soft tissue sarcoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kaposi's sarcoma often occurs in patients with AIDS (acquired immune deficiency syndrome).
		Studies have focused on genetic alterations that may lead to the development of soft tissue sarcomas.
		For example, people with Li-Fraumeni syndrome (associated with alterations in the p53 gene) or von Recklinghausen's disease (also called neurofibromatosis, and associated with alterations in the NF1 gene) are at an increased risk of developing soft tissue sarcomas.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Soft_tissue_sarcoma (1470 words)

	Bone Cancer and Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment at Fox Chase Cancer Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Sarcoma is a cancer of the bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels or other connective or supportive tissue.
		Approximately 8,000 Americans will be diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma this year and about 3,500 will die as a result.
		The Fox Chase sarcoma team offers new treatments for bone cancer and soft tissue sarcomas, including gastrointestinal stromal tumor (otherwise known as GIST).
	www.fccc.edu /clinical/sarcomas (446 words)

	MedlinePlus: Soft Tissue Sarcoma
		Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
		Select services and providers for Soft Tissue Sarcoma in your area.
		The primary NIH organization for research on Soft Tissue Sarcoma is the National Cancer Institute
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/softtissuesarcoma.html (179 words)

	Soft Tissue Sarcoma (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Soft tissue sarcomas include a large number of connective tissue tumors that often occur on or under the skin.
		Standard treatments for soft-tissue sarcomas include aggressive or radical surgery, or a combination of conservative surgery and radiotherapy.
		Treats are prolific in the cancer ward to keep patients happy during repeat visits for therapy.
	vmthpub.vetmed.wisc.edu /sa_services/med/oncology/Soft.htm (66 words)

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