Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma
... What is adult soft tissue sarcoma? Adult soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the soft tissue of part of the body. The soft tissues of the body include the m...

Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
... What is childhood soft tissue sarcoma? Childhood soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells begin growing in soft tissue in the body. The soft tissues include muscles, tendons ...

Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma
... Rhabdomyosarcoma is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells begin growing in muscle tissue. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a type of a sarcoma, which means a cancer of the bone, soft tissues, or connective t...

Overview
... "Sarcoma" comes from a Greek word meaning "fleshy growth." Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous (malignant) tumors that originate in the soft tissues of your body. Soft tissues connect, support and surr...

Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
... Treatment may be one of the following: Surgery to remove the cancer.Surgery with radiation therapy, before or after the surgery.High-dose radiation therapy followed by surgery and radiation therapy. I...

Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma Treatment
... If the cancer can be removed, your child's treatment will probably be surgery followed by chemotherapy. Radiation therapy may also be given if there is cancer left following surgery. If the cancer...

Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
... Treatment depends on the type of soft tissue sarcoma. If your infant or young child has fibrosarcoma or hemangiopericytoma or if your child has desmoid tumor or angiomatoid malignant fibrous histiocyt...