Soft Tissue Sarcomas
Soft Tissue Sarcomas: Questions and Answers
What are soft tissue sarcomas? Fibrous tissue (tissue that holds bones, muscles, and organs in place)—fibrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma Fatty tissue—liposarcoma Smooth muscle (e.g., uterus)—leiomyosarcoma Skeletal muscle—rhabdomyosarcoma Blood and lymph vessels—epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, angiosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma, Kaposi sarcoma Perivascular tissue (near or around blood vessels)—glomangiosarcoma, malignant hemangiopericytoma Synovial tissue (tissue that lines joints, tendon sheaths, and fluid-filled [...]