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==Overview== | |||
==Classifications== | |||
===Tables === | |||
<table width=500 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=7> | |||
<caption>'''Table 1: Major Types of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults'''</caption> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''<u>Tissue of Origin</u>'''</td> | |||
<td>'''<u>Type of Cancer</u>'''</td> | |||
<td>'''<u>Usual Location in the Body</u>'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Fibrous tissue'''</td> | |||
<td>[[Fibrosarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, trunk</td> | |||
<tr valign="TOP"> | |||
<td></td> | |||
<td>[[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma|Malignant fibrous<br>histiocytoma]]</td><td>Legs</td></tr> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr valign="TOP"> | |||
<td></td> | |||
<td>[[Dermatofibrosarcoma]]</td><td>Trunk</td></tr> | |||
</tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Fat'''</td> | |||
<td>[[Liposarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, trunk</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Muscle'''<br><dd>Striated muscle<p><dd>Smooth muscle</td> | |||
<td><br>[[Rhabdomyosarcoma]]<p>[[Leiomyosarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td valign=bottom><br>Arms, legs<p>Uterus, digestive tract</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Blood vessels'''</td> | |||
<td>[[Hemangiosarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, trunk</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign="TOP"><td></td><td>[[Kaposi's sarcoma]]</td><td>Legs, trunk</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Lymph vessels'''</td> | |||
<td>[[Lymphangiosarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Synovial tissue'''<br>(linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths)</td> | |||
<td>[[Synovial sarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Legs</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Peripheral nerves'''</td> | |||
<td>[[Neurofibrosarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, trunk</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Cartilage and bone-forming tissue'''</td> | |||
<td>Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Legs</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign="TOP"> | |||
<td></td> | |||
<td>Extraskeletal osteosarcoma</td><td>Legs, trunk (not involving the bone)</td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
<table width=500 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=7> | |||
<caption>'''Table 2: Major Types of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Children'''</caption> | |||
<tr vailgn=top><td>'''<u>Tissue of Origin</u>'''</td> | |||
<td>'''<u>Type of Cancer</u>'''</td> | |||
<td>'''<u>Usual Location in the Body</u>'''</td> | |||
<td>'''<u>Most common ages</u>'''</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Muscle'''</td> | |||
<td> | |||
<td> | |||
<td> | |||
<tr valign=top><td><dd>Striated<br><dd>muscle</td> | |||
<td>Rhabdomyosarcoma</td> | |||
<td></td> | |||
<td></td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td></td> | |||
<td><dd>Embryonal</td> | |||
<td>Head and neck, genitourinary tract</td> | |||
<td>Infant–4</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td></td> | |||
<td><dd>[[Alveolar soft part sarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, head, and neck</td> | |||
<td>Infant–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td><dd>Smooth<br><dd>muscle</td> | |||
<td>Leiomyosarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Trunk</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Fibrous tissue'''</td> | |||
<td>Fibrosarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Arms and legs</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td> | |||
<td>Malignant fibrous<br>histiocytoma</td> | |||
<td>Legs</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td> | |||
<td>Dermatofibrosarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Trunk</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Fat'''</td> | |||
<td>Liposarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Arms and Legs</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Blood vessels'''</td> | |||
<td>Infantile hemangio-<br><dd>pericytoma</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, trunk, head, and neck</td> | |||
<td>Infant–4</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Synovial tissue'''<br>(linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths)</td> | |||
<td>Synovial sarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Legs, arms, and trunk</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Peripheral nerves'''</td> | |||
<td>Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (also called neurofibrosarcomas, malignant schwannomas, and neurogenic sarcomas)</td> | |||
<td>Arms, legs, and trunk</td> | |||
<td>15–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Muscular nerves'''</td> | |||
<td>[[Alveolar soft part sarcoma]]</td> | |||
<td>Arms and legs</td> | |||
<td>Infant–19</td></tr> | |||
<tr valign=top><td>'''Cartilage and bone-forming tissue'''</td> | |||
<td>Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma</td> | |||
<td>Legs</td> | |||
<td>10–14</td> | |||
<tr><td></td> | |||
<td>Extraskeletal mesenchymal</td> | |||
<td>Legs</td> | |||
<td>10–14</td></tr> | |||
</table> | |||
''An earlier version of this article was taken from the United States National Cancer Center's Cancer Information Service.'' | |||
[[Category:Oncology]] | [[Category:Oncology]] | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 9 September 2012
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Overview
Classifications
Tables
| Tissue of Origin | Type of Cancer | Usual Location in the Body |
| Fibrous tissue | Fibrosarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
| Malignant fibrous histiocytoma | Legs | |
| Dermatofibrosarcoma | Trunk | |
| Fat | Liposarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
| Muscle |
Rhabdomyosarcoma |
Arms, legs Uterus, digestive tract |
| Blood vessels | Hemangiosarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
| Kaposi's sarcoma | Legs, trunk | |
| Lymph vessels | Lymphangiosarcoma | Arms |
| Synovial tissue (linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths) |
Synovial sarcoma | Legs |
| Peripheral nerves | Neurofibrosarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
| Cartilage and bone-forming tissue | Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma | Legs |
| Extraskeletal osteosarcoma | Legs, trunk (not involving the bone) |
| Tissue of Origin | Type of Cancer | Usual Location in the Body | Most common ages |
| Muscle | |||
| Rhabdomyosarcoma | |||
| Head and neck, genitourinary tract | Infant–4 | ||
| Arms, legs, head, and neck | Infant–19 | ||
| Leiomyosarcoma | Trunk | 15–19 | |
| Fibrous tissue | Fibrosarcoma | Arms and legs | 15–19 |
| Malignant fibrous histiocytoma |
Legs | 15–19 | |
| Dermatofibrosarcoma | Trunk | 15–19 | |
| Fat | Liposarcoma | Arms and Legs | 15–19 |
| Blood vessels | Infantile hemangio- |
Arms, legs, trunk, head, and neck | Infant–4 |
| Synovial tissue (linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths) |
Synovial sarcoma | Legs, arms, and trunk | 15–19 |
| Peripheral nerves | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (also called neurofibrosarcomas, malignant schwannomas, and neurogenic sarcomas) | Arms, legs, and trunk | 15–19 |
| Muscular nerves | Alveolar soft part sarcoma | Arms and legs | Infant–19 |
| Cartilage and bone-forming tissue | Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma | Legs | 10–14 |
| Extraskeletal mesenchymal | Legs | 10–14 |
An earlier version of this article was taken from the United States National Cancer Center's Cancer Information Service.