Soft tissue sarcoma covers a broad spectrum of malignant tumors sarcomas of various soft tissues. Soft tissue includes connective, fatty and muscle tissue as well as blood and lymph vessels and peripheral nerve tissue. Below you will find further information and selected special sites for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas. Cancer means that the body's own tissue changes and then proliferates uncontrollably.
Soft tissue sarcomas are divided into different subtypes depending on their tissue of origin. The frequently occurring liposarcoma 10 percent of cases develops from fat cells , for example. The tumor cells have fine tissue characteristics of fat cells.
The more similar the cancer cells are to the original tissue, the less aggressive they are. There are over 50 different soft tissue sarcomas in total.
With around one to two cases per , inhabitants per year, soft tissue sarcomas in adults are very rare tumors. The peak incidence in adults is between the ages of 45 and In children and adolescents , soft tissue tumors are the fourth most common group of solid tumors. Most children are under the age of 15 when they develop soft tissue sarcoma.
The symptoms and their severity depend greatly on the location and extent of the soft tissue sarcoma. Some soft tissue sarcomas - particularly of the lower limbs - are initially characterized by painless swelling.
