sarcoma
Sign in to saveA sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that arises from cells of mesenchymal origin. Originating from mesenchymal cells means that sarcomas are cancers of connective tissues such as bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, or vascular tissues.
Key facts
- Medical condition (new).name
- Sarcoma
- Medical condition (new).synonyms
- Sarcomas, sarcomata
- Medical condition (new).image
- Nibib 030207 105309 sarcoma.jpg
- Medical condition (new).caption
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT) image of a sarcoma
- Medical condition (new).field
- Oncology
- Medical condition (new).symptoms
- Bone pain, swelling, lumps or nodules, intestinal obstruction
- Medical condition (new).risks
- Exposure to ionizing radiation, alkylating agents, or vinyl chloride; Certain genetic disorders and mutations; young age
- Medical condition (new).diagnosis
- Biopsy
- Medical condition (new).treatment
- Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy
- Medical condition (new).prognosis
- 66.9% five-year survival rate for bone sarcomas, 64.5% five-year survival rate for soft-tissue sarcomas
- Medical condition (new).frequency
- 0.9% of annual cancer diagnoses
- Medical condition (new).deaths
- About 7,000 per year in the United States
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23 sectionsContents
- Classification
- Subtypes of bone sarcoma
- Subtypes of soft-tissue sarcoma
- Signs and symptoms
- Cause
- Causes and risk factors
- Mechanisms
- Diagnosis
- Bone sarcomas
- Soft-tissue sarcomas
- Staging
- Grade
- Screening
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Factors that affect prognosis
- Outcome data
- Epidemiology
- In fossils
- Research
- Awareness
- References
- External links
A sarcoma is a rare type of cancer that arises from cells of mesenchymal origin. Originating from mesenchymal cells means that sarcomas are cancers of connective tissues such as bone, cartilage, muscle, fat, or vascular tissues.
Sarcomas are one of five different types of cancer, classified by the cell type from which they originate. While there are five types under this category, sarcomas are most frequently contrasted with carcinomas which are much more common. Sarcomas are quite rare, making up about 1% of all adult cancer diagnoses and 15% of childhood cancer diagnoses.