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<table width=500 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=7>
{| class="wikitable"
<caption>'''Table 1: Major Types of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Adults'''</caption>
|+ Table 1: Major Types of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Adults
<tr valign=top><td>'''<u>Tissue of Origin</u>'''</td>
|- valign=top
! <u>Tissue of Origin</u>
! <u>Type of Cancer</u>
! <u>Usual Location in the Body</u>
|- valign=top
| '''Fibrous tissue'''
| [[Fibrosarcoma]]
| Arms, legs, trunk
|- valign="TOP"
|
| [[Malignant fibrous histiocytoma|Malignant fibrous<br>hystiocytoma]] || Legs
|- valign="TOP"
|
| [[Dermatofibrosarcoma]] || Trunk
|- valign=top
| '''Fat'''
| [[Liposarcoma]]
| Arms, legs, trunk
|- valign=top
| '''Muscle'''<br><dd>Striated muscle<dd>Smooth muscle
| <br>[[Rhabdomyosarcoma]]<br />[[Leiomyosarcoma]]
| valign=bottom | <br>Arms, legs<br />Uterus, digestive tract
|- valign=top
| '''Blood vessels'''
| [[Hemangiosarcoma]]
| Arms, legs, trunk
|- valign="TOP"
| || [[Kaposi's sarcoma]] || Legs, trunk
|- valign=top
| '''Lymph vessels'''
| [[Lymphangiosarcoma]]
| Arms
|- valign=top
| '''Synovial tissue'''<br>(linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths)
| [[Synovial sarcoma]]
| Legs
|- valign=top
| '''Peripheral nerves'''
| [[Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour]]/[[Neurofibrosarcoma]]
| Arms, legs, trunk
|- valign=top
| '''Cartilage and bone-forming tissue'''
| [[Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma]]
| Legs
|- valign="TOP"
|
| [[Extraskeletal osteosarcoma]] || Legs, trunk (not involving the bone)
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Table 2: Major Types of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Children
|- valign=top
! <u>Tissue of Origin</u>
! <u>Type of Cancer</u>
! <u>Usual Location in the Body</u>
! <u>Most common ages</u>
|- valign=top
| '''Muscle'''
|
|
|
|- valign=top
| <dd>Striated<br><dd>muscle
| Rhabdomyosarcoma
|
|
|- valign=top
|
| <dd>Embryonal
| Head and neck, genitourinary tract
| Infant–4
|- valign=top
|
| <dd>[[Alveolar soft part sarcoma]]
| Arms, legs, head, and neck
| Infant–19
|- valign=top
| <dd>Smooth<br><dd>muscle
| Leiomyosarcoma
| Trunk
| 15–19
|- valign=top
| '''Fibrous tissue'''
| Fibrosarcoma
| Arms and legs
| 15–19
|- valign=top
|
|  Malignant fibrous<br>histiocytoma
| Legs
| 15–19
|- valign=top
|
|  Dermatofibrosarcoma
| Trunk
| 15–19
|- valign=top
| '''Fat'''
| Liposarcoma
| Arms and Legs
| 15–19
|- valign=top
| '''Blood vessels'''
| Infantile hemangio-<br><dd>pericytoma
| Arms, legs, trunk, head, and neck
| Infant–4
|- valign=top
| '''Synovial tissue'''<br>(linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths)
| Synovial sarcoma
| Legs, arms, and trunk
| 15–19
|- valign=top
| '''Peripheral nerves'''
| Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (also called neurofibrosarcomas, malignant schwannomas, and neurogenic sarcomas)
| Arms, legs, and trunk
| 15–19
|- valign=top
| '''Muscular nerves'''
| [[Alveolar soft part sarcoma]]
| Arms and legs
| Infant–19
|- valign=top
| '''Cartilage and bone-forming tissue'''
| [[Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma]]
| Legs
| 10–14
|-
|
| Extraskeletal mesenchymal
| Legs
| 10–14
|}


<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.''
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 28 August 2015

Template:Soft tissue sarcoma Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Classification

Tables

Table 1: Major Types of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Adults
Tissue of Origin Type of Cancer Usual Location in the Body
Fibrous tissue Fibrosarcoma Arms, legs, trunk
Malignant fibrous
hystiocytoma		 Legs
Dermatofibrosarcoma Trunk
Fat Liposarcoma Arms, legs, trunk
Muscle
Striated muscle
Smooth muscle

Rhabdomyosarcoma
Leiomyosarcoma
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 Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour/Neurofibrosarcoma Arms, legs, trunk
Cartilage and bone-forming tissue Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma Legs
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma Legs, trunk (not involving the bone)
Table 2: Major Types of Soft-Tissue Sarcomas in Children
Tissue of Origin Type of Cancer Usual Location in the Body Most common ages
Muscle
Striated
muscle
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Embryonal
Head and neck, genitourinary tract Infant–4
Alveolar soft part sarcoma
Arms, legs, head, and neck Infant–19
Smooth
muscle
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-
pericytoma
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

References

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