Soft-tissue sarcomas are tumors that can happen in many different tissues in the body. Most soft-tissue sarcomas begin in the arms, legs, or the body wall. People usually first notice a painless lump, ...

Ravin Ratan, MD, MEd, of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, explains the origins of soft tissue sarcomas within the body—which account for 1% of cancers in adult patients—how they are ...

A soft tissue sarcoma (STS) is a malignant tumor that starts in soft tissue such as muscle, deep skin tissues, cartilage, or fat. It often occurs as a lump in the arm, although it can happen anywhere.

When surgery is part of the treatment plan, choosing a team with deep sarcoma-specific surgical experience is one of the most important decisions a patient can make. With more than 70 distinct sarcoma ...

It's not often that a pathologist gets to make a diagnosis that works for the patient by preventing treatment from occurring. But thanks to a Johns Hopkins Medicine doctor and his newly reported ...

Clear cell sarcoma is an uncommon and aggressive soft tissue tumour that most often arises in the tendons and aponeuroses of young adults. It is distinguished by its melanocytic features and, in many ...

A doctor may use an ultrasound scan as one of the first tests to diagnose and assess a soft tissue sarcoma. An ultrasound can help doctors determine the nature of the lump and plan the most effective ...

"We found that soft tissue sarcoma tumors that respond well to immunotherapy have an intermediate level of infiltration by immune cells, while previous studies of other types of cancers have found ...