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Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST)
Cure Search — Symptoms depend on the primary site of disease, but they often present as an enlarging mass that can be associated with pain or changes in sensation. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST) Robert Goldsby, MD Additional information about ...More…
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Liposarcoma
Children's Hospital Boston — Liposarcoma is a malignant soft tissue tumor (cancer that originates in soft connective tissues of the body) that develops in fat tissue. It is most often found in the abdominal cavity or extremities, usually the thigh or upper arm, but they can ...More…
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Fibrosarcoma
Children's Hospital Boston — A fibrosarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) tumor that originates in the connective fibrous tissue found at the ends of bones of the arm or legs, and then spreads to other surrounding soft tissues. Soft tissues include fat, muscles tendons (bands ...More…
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Desmoplastic small round cell tumor
Cure Search — Symptoms depend on the primary site of disease and the extent of disease at diagnosis. Patients with abdominal primaries often present with an enlarged abdomen and abdominal pain. They may also present with vomiting and weight loss. Desmoplastic ...More…
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Desmoid tumors
Cure Search — Desmoid tumors Additional information about soft tissue sarcomas Robert Goldsby MD University of California, San Francisco March 2007More…
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Sarcoma de tejido blando infantil: Tratamiento (PDQ®)
National Cancer Institute — Tumores de origen desconocido (no se conoce el lugar en donde comenzó a formarse el tumor) Padecer de ciertas enfermedades y trastornos hereditarios puede aumentar el riesgo de contraer sarcoma de tejido blando infantil. El signo más común de ...More…
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General Information About Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
National Cancer Institute — Childhood soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in soft tissues of the body. Tumors of unknown origin (the place where the tumor first formed is not known) Having certain diseases and inherited disorders can ...More…
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Información general sobre el rabdomiosarcoma infantil
National Cancer Institute — Un signo que puede indicar el rabdomiosarcoma infantil es una masa o hinchazón que crece cada vez más. Para detectar (encontrar) y diagnosticar el rabdomiosarcoma infantil, se utilizan pruebas que examinan el área del cuerpo con síntomas. El ...More…
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General Information About Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
National Cancer Institute — Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in muscle tissue. Certain genetic conditions increase the risk of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma. A possible sign of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is a lump or swelling that ...More…
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Alveolar Soft Part Sarcoma
Children's Hospital Boston — Alveolar soft part sarcoma is a malignant soft tissue tumor (cancer that originates in soft connective tissues of the body) that has an unclear origin. Most soft tissue sarcomas have similarities to certain types of normal tissue. For example, ...More…
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NCI Researchers Identify Novel Mechanism for Spread of ...
National Cancer Institute — A team of researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), using a mouse model, have uncovered a novel protein interaction that promotes the spread of cancer cells (a process known as metastasis) in a class of tumors collectively called ...More…
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Heat Therapy Makes High-Risk Soft Tissue Sarcomas More ...
National Cancer Institute — Soft tissue sarcoma, regional hyperthermia therapy. (Definitions of many terms related to cancer can be found in the Cancer.gov Dictionary.) Patients with high-risk soft tissue sarcomas whose tumors were treated with a kind of localized heat ...More…