سارکوما

Also known as connective and soft tissue neoplasm, tumor of soft tissue and skeleton

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.

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