RT Book, Section
A1 Patel, Shreyaskumar R.
A1 Benjamin, Robert S.
A2 Longo, Dan L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135229901
T1 Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcomas and Bone Metastases
T2 Harrison's Hematology and Oncology, 3e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259835834
LK hemonc.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135229901
RD 2024/04/24
AB Sarcomas  are  rare  (<1%  of  all  malignancies)  mesenchymal  neoplasms  that  arise  in  bone  and  soft  tissues.  These  tumors  are  usually  of  mesodermal  origin,  although  a  few  are  derived  from  neuroectoderm,  and  they  are  biologically  distinct  from  the  more  common  epithelial  malignancies.  Sarcomas  affect  all  age  groups;  15%  are  found  in  children  <15  years  of  age,  and  40%  occur  after  age  55  years.  Sarcomas  are  one  of  the  most  common  solid  tumors  of  childhood  and  are  the  fifth  most  common  cause  of  cancer  deaths  in  children.  Sarcomas  may  be  divided  into  two  groups,  those  derived  from  bone  and  those  derived  from  soft  tissues.