{"id":18989,"date":"2021-07-30T21:05:00","date_gmt":"2021-07-30T13:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=18989"},"modified":"2024-01-30T21:21:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T13:21:47","slug":"what-is-sarcoma","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/what-is-sarcoma\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Sarcoma?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"18989\" class=\"elementor elementor-18989\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b92652c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b92652c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e3b51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1e3b51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Sarcomas represent only 1% of the total burden of malignancy in the population, and because of their rarity are not commonly encountered by members of the medical profession. Indeed, most members of the public will not even be aware they exist.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffb2b8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ffb2b8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-793bdcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"793bdcd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic02\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What type of cancer is Sarcoma?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7814477 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7814477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A sarcoma is a type of cancer that starts in tissues of mesenchymal cell origin, quite similar to adenocarcinoma which is from glandular cells, and squamous cell carcinoma from epithelial cells. Bone and soft tissue sarcomas are the main types of sarcoma. Soft tissue sarcomas can originate virtually from any form of soft tissue, like fat, nerves, wall of blood vessels, deeper layers of skin and so on. So they are very varied in origin, behavior, and can be found in any part of the body.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84be54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d84be54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fae60f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4fae60f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic02\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the different types of Sarcoma?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20b1f26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20b1f26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Angiosarcoma develops from the cells that make up the walls of blood vessels<\/li><li>Bone sarcoma is a cancer that starts in the bone<\/li><li>Chondrosarcoma originates from cartilage<\/li><li>Ewing&#8217;s sarcoma also from bones, and most common among younger age group<\/li><li>Fibroblastic sarcoma from fibrous tissues eg muscles, tendons, ligaments<\/li><li>Gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) arise from some specialized cells of the smooth muscle of the stomach or intestines.<\/li><li>Liposarcomas, which develop in fatty tissues<\/li><li>Leiomyosarcomas, which originate in smooth muscles<\/li><li>Rhabdomyosarcomas, which start in skeletal muscles<\/li><li>Synovial sarcomas, which start in tissues that surround joint<\/li><li>Dermatofibrosarcoma forms in the tissue under the skin, commonly found in the trunk or limbs.<\/li><\/ul><p>Sarcomas are extraordinarily heterogeneous, comprising more than 70 distinct histological subtypes, with additional layers of biologic variability as a result of differences in genetic complexity and driver molecular mutations. There is also particularities in clinical factors such as age of onset and anatomic site of affliction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de6333a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"de6333a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bab592b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bab592b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic03\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the most common type of Sarcoma in Malaysia?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e0196d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e0196d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[{&quot;_id&quot;:&quot;ec7c150&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_tablet&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_image_mobile&quot;:{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:50,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;jet_parallax_layout_type&quot;:&quot;scroll&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_fx_direction&quot;:null,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_z_index&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_x_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y&quot;:50,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_y_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size&quot;:&quot;auto&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_tablet&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_bg_size_mobile&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_animation_prop&quot;:&quot;transform&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;]}]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58a5585 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58a5585\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"836\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/health-article-sarcoma-thumbnail-01.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-18993\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/health-article-sarcoma-thumbnail-01.jpg 836w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/health-article-sarcoma-thumbnail-01-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/health-article-sarcoma-thumbnail-01-768x276.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 836px) 100vw, 836px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8a45d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d8a45d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Soft tissue sarcomas are by far the most common. Osteosarcomas (sarcomas of the bone) are the second most common, while sarcomas that develop in the internal organs, such as the ovaries or lungs, are diagnosed least frequently.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e8cf3c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2e8cf3c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ed7aa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed7aa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic04\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Sarcoma hereditary?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d76efc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d76efc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They are usually acquired during life rather than having been inherited before birth, but can also arise in the setting of a recognized heritable cancer predisposition syndrome. E.g. neurofibromatosis, Li Fraumenis syndrome, etc.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cc253 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99cc253\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9265a3a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9265a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic05\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What causes Sarcoma?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f664d00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f664d00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>They occur mainly due to DNA mutations, which are usually acquired during life. Many of these acquired mutations may result from exposure to radiation or cancer-causing chemicals. In many cases, they occur for no apparent reason.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9650919 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9650919\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0491c10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0491c10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic06\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where does Sarcoma usually start in the body?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c57eaf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c57eaf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In general, they occur throughout the body, but depending on the type, there is a predilection for certain sites eg you\u2019ll find angiosarcoma occurs most commonly on face and scalp, but can also affect skin, liver, breast, and spleen tissue; whereas Ewings sarcoma and osteosarcoma most commonly affects long bones, GIST tumours will affect mostly the stomach and intestine.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7bcfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8a7bcfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e47c0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e47c0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic07\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How aggressive is Sarcoma, how fast does it spread and is it deadly?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53915dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53915dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Agressiveness&#8221; is a very subjective term that may not best describe sarcomas. Firstly, sarcomas in general are quite rare &amp; hard to detect and diagnose early. For a cancer patient, it is more dangerous to have a news of being diagnosed with sarcoma rather than carcinoma. This is due not only because of its rarity, but also due to the fact that sarcomas have widely variable behavior pattern, and progression and subsequent treatment may be influenced by variety of factors.<br \/><br \/>Some of these factors are grade, stage, and cancer biology in-toto, as determined by their molecular and gene profile characteristics (intrinsic). Sometimes they can be extremely aggressive, especially in a situation where the patient may have been compromised by poor immune status, age, co morbid conditions, \u201cbad genes\u201d, and location of the cancer (extrinsic factors).<br \/><br \/>In these situations the sarcomas can invade neighbouring tissues, and have high metastatic potential through the genes that determine their migration, invasiveness and angiogenesis. On the other hand, they may be more indolent and have a fairly good outlook, even if diagnosed very late.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a674a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e4a674a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1885d11 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1885d11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic08\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is Sarcoma a \u2018silent killer\u2019 (no symptoms) If not, what are the symptoms?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8af54ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8af54ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In comparison to aggressive cancers like ovarian cancer, which are indeed \u201csilent killers\u201d, sarcomas tend to grow and spread relatively slower. Delayed diagnosis is usually because the symptoms and signs are masked by the slow growth, absence of pain, being unable to feel them due to deep seated location, and other doctor-asociated and socioeconomic factors. However the high grade tumours can spread quickly to lymph nodes and through lymphatic and vascular channels.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d4e80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"33d4e80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee973a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ee973a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic09\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does a Sarcoma lump feel like? 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A sarcoma may appear as a painless lump under the skin, often on an arm or a leg. Sarcomas that begin in the abdomen may not cause signs or symptoms until they get very big.<br \/><br \/>Soft tissue sarcomas are hard to spot, because they can grow anywhere in your body. Most often, the first sign is a painless lump. As the lump gets bigger, it might press against nerves or muscles and make you uncomfortable or give you trouble breathing, or both.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a1e10a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a1e10a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb128b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb128b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic10\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is Sarcoma diagnosed?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a276e6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a276e6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A diagnosis of sarcoma is made by a combination of clinical examination by a doctor and imaging tests. Soft tissue sarcomas are hard to spot, because they can grow anywhere in your body. Most often, the first sign is a painless lump. It is confirmed by the results of a biopsy of the mass or lesion detected clinically. There is unfortunately no salvia, urine, stool or blood tests that can be used to diagnose a sarcoma. Tissue samples, obtained from either a biopsy or from an excised tumor, must be analyzed by a skilled pathologist who specializes in these rare cancers in order to render a diagnosis of sarcoma &amp; histological sub type.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99cce13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"99cce13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cadf2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cadf2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic11\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What treatment options are available for Sarcoma patients, and how effective are they?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d18e07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d18e07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Best treatment for sarcoma, is surgery if in early stage, or if it is of low grade (not likely to spread to other parts of the body). Most people diagnosed with a soft tissue sarcoma are cured by surgery alone.<br \/><br \/>More aggressive sarcomas are harder to treat successfully. It is more likely to be cured if all of the cancer can be removed by surgery. Those that are high grade and larger than 2 inches (5 cm) are often treated with a combination of surgery and radiation therapy. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy may be used before surgery to shrink the tumor and make removal easier. Hence the importance of multidisciplinary\/multimodal treatment strategies in treating sarcomas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c7805d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5c7805d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2e3e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2e3e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic12\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is the survival rate of sarcoma patients?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d723f98 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d723f98\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The overall 5-year survival rate for sarcoma is 65%. About 60% of sarcomas are found as a localized sarcoma. The 5-year survival rate for people with localized sarcoma is more than 80%.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1bd56ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1bd56ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-660c367 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"660c367\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic13\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can we prevent ourselves from developing sarcoma?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af62fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af62fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At this time, there&#8217;s no known way to prevent this cancer. The only way to reduce risk some soft tissue sarcomas is to avoid exposure to risk factors like radiation, certain chemicals like herbicides, dioxin, etc, whenever possible. Still, most sarcomas develop in people with no known risk factors. And for those people needing radiation therapy, there&#8217;s usually little choice, but to accept the small but significant risk. It may also be a new norm in the future to know one\u2019s genetic predisposition, eg whether there is a link with conditions such as neurofibromatosis, Li-Fraumenis syndrome, retinoblastoma gene. But for the moment, there are not a lot of genetic tests to accurately predict one\u2019s risk of sarcomas.\u00a0<em>\u201cIt appears to be too rare a condition to worry about cost effective screening and detection strategies\u201d<\/em>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1aa3c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b1aa3c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19bd9a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19bd9a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic14\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can Sarcoma be cured completely?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3ecea6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3ecea6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sarcomas can be cured, as with most cancers, if patients present at an early stage, when surgical resection is feasible. If you look at the survival rates, you will notice the difference in survival based on stage. However there are other factors that determine the outcome, very important of these are grade of tumour, histological type of sarcoma, site of tumour, age and overall health, and so on. Quality of treatment also appears to play an important part, especially in the more advanced stages, as those that tend to do well are those that have access to multimodality treatment strategies.<br \/><br \/>Overall the 5 yr survival rate is about 65%<br \/>\u00a0<\/p><table><tbody><tr><th width=\"50%\">EER Stage<\/th><th width=\"50%\">5-Year Relative Survival Rate<\/th><\/tr><tr><td>Localized<\/td><td>81%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Regional<\/td><td>57%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Distant<\/td><td>16%<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>All SEER stages combined<\/td><td>65%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarcomas represent only 1% of the total burden of malignancy in the population, and because of their rarity are not commonly encountered by members of the medical profession.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18991,"template":"","topic":[157],"language":[137],"class_list":["post-18989","health-article","type-health-article","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","topic-oncology","language-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is Sarcoma? 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