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