Sarcoma
Sarcoma
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A sarcoma (from the Greek 'sarx' meaning "flesh") is a cancer of the connective tissue[1][2] (bone, cartilage, fat) resulting in mesoderm proliferation.[3]
This is in contrast to carcinomas, which are of epithelial origin (breast, colon, pancreas, and others). However, due to an evolving understanding of tissue origin, the term "sarcoma" is sometimes applied to tumors now known to arise from epithelial tissue.[4] The term soft tissue sarcoma is used to describe tumors of soft tissue,[5] which includes elements that are in connective tissue, but not derived from it (such as muscles and blood vessels).
Classification
Tissue
Sarcomas are given a number of different names, based on the type of tissue from which they arise. For example, osteosarcoma arises from bone, chondrosarcoma arises from cartilage, and leiomyosarcoma arises from smooth muscle. Sarcomas strike people in all age ranges, but they are very rare, accounting for only 1% of all cases of cancer.[6] Soft tissue sarcomas, such as leiomyosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, and gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), are more common in adults than in children. GIST is the most common form of sarcoma, with approximately 3000-3500 cases per year in the United States.[7] This should be compared with breast cancer, with approximately 200,000 cases per year in North America.[8] Bone sarcomas, such as osteosarcoma and Ewing's sarcoma, are more common in children than in adults. These tumors most commonly strike adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 25.
Grade
In addition to being named based on the tissue of origin, sarcomas are also assigned a grade, such as low grade or high grade. Low grade sarcomas are usually treated surgically, although sometimes radiation therapy or chemotherapy are used. High grade sarcomas are more frequently treated with chemotherapy. Since these tumors are more likely to undergo metastasis (spreading to distant sites), these tumors are treated more aggressively. Childhood sarcomas are almost always treated with a combination of surgery and chemotherapy, and radiation is frequently used as well. The recognition that childhood sarcomas are sensitive to chemotherapy has dramatically improved the survival of patients. For example, in the era before chemotherapy, long term survival for patients with localized osteosarcoma was only approximately 20%, but now has risen to 60-70%.[9]
Types of sarcoma
(ICD-O codes are provided where available.)
- Askin's Tumor (8803/3)
- Chondrosarcoma (9220/3-9240/3)
- Ewing's (9260/3) - PNET (9473/3)
- Malignant Hemangioendothelioma (9130/3)
- Malignant Schwannoma (9560/3-9561/3)
- Osteosarcoma (9180/3-9190/3)
- Soft tissue sarcomas, including:
- Alveolar soft part sarcoma (9581/3)
- Angiosarcoma (9120/3)
- Cystosarcoma Phylloides
- Dermatofibrosarcoma (8832/3-8833/3)
- Desmoid Tumor (8821/1-8822/1)
- Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (8806/3)
- Epithelioid Sarcoma (8804/3)
- Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma (9220/3)
- Extraskeletal osteosarcoma (9180/3)
- Fibrosarcoma (8810/3)
- Hemangiopericytoma (9150)
- Hemangiosarcoma (9120/3)
- Kaposi's sarcoma (9140/3)
- Leiomyosarcoma (8890/3-8896/3)
- Liposarcoma (8850/3-8858/3)
- Lymphangiosarcoma (9170-9175)
- Lymphosarcoma
- Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (8830/3)
- Neurofibrosarcoma (9540/3)
- Rhabdomyosarcoma (8900-8920)
- Synovial sarcoma (9040/3-9043/3)
References
- ↑ sarcoma at Dorland's Medical Dictionary
- ↑ "eMedicine/Stedman Medical Dictionary Lookup!". Retrieved on 2008-12-01.
- ↑ MeSH Sarcoma
- ↑ Bukawa H, Kawabata A, Murano A, et al (August 2007). "Monophasic epithelial synovial sarcoma arising in the temporomandibular joint". Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 36 (8): 762–5. doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2007.02.014. PMID 17433623. http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0901-5027(07)00105-1.
- ↑ "Soft Tissue Sarcoma Home Page - National Cancer Institute".
- ↑ Borden EC, Baker LH, Bell RS, et al (Jun 2003). "Soft tissue sarcomas of adults: state of the translational science". Clin Cancer Res. 9 (6): 1941–56. PMID 12796356. http://clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=12796356.
- ↑ Tran T, Davila JA, El-Serag HB (Jan 2005). "The epidemiology of malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumors: an analysis of 1,458 cases from 1992 to 2000". Am J Gastroenterol 100 (1): 162–8. doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40709.x. PMID 15654796.
- ↑ Smigal C, Jemal A, Ward E, et al (2006). "Trends in breast cancer by race and ethnicity: update 2006". CA Cancer J Clin 56 (3): 168–83. PMID 16737949. http://caonline.amcancersoc.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=16737949.
- ↑ Longhi A, Errani C, De Paolis M, Mercuri M, Bacci G (Oct 2006). "Primary bone osteosarcoma in the pediatric age: state of the art". Cancer Treat Rev. 32 (6): 423–36. doi:10.1016/j.ctrv.2006.05.005. PMID 16860938.
External links
- Sarcoma at the Open Directory Project
Connective/soft tissue tumors and sarcomas (ICD-O 8800-9179) (C45-C49/D17-D21, 171/214-215) |
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Not otherwise specified (8800-8809) |
Soft tissue sarcoma - Desmoplastic small round cell tumor
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Fibromatous (8810-8839) |
Fibroma/fibrosarcoma - Malignant fibrous histiocytoma - Dermatofibroma/dermatofibrosarcoma - Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
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Myxomatous (8840-8849) |
Myxoma/myxosarcoma - Angiomyxoma - Ossifying fibromyxoid tumour
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Lipomatous (8850-8889) |
Lipoma/liposarcoma (Angiomyolipoma)
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Myomatous (8890-8929) |
Myoma/myosarcoma (Leiomyoma/leiomyosarcoma, Rhabdomyoma/rhabdomyosarcoma/Sarcoma botryoides)
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Complex Mixed And Stromal (8930-8999) |
Adenomyoma - Pleomorphic adenoma - Mixed Müllerian tumor - Mesoblastic nephroma - Wilms' tumor - Rhabdoid tumour - Clear cell sarcoma of the kidney - Hepatoblastoma - Pancreatoblastoma - Carcinosarcoma
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Fibroepithelial (9000-9039) |
Brenner tumour - Fibroadenoma - Phyllodes tumor
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Synovial-like (9040-9049) |
Synovial sarcoma - Clear cell sarcoma, NOS
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Mesothelial (9050-9059) |
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Germ cell tumors (9060-9119) |
Germinomatous
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Germinoma / Seminoma / Dysgerminoma
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Nongerminomatous
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Embryonal carcinoma - Endodermal sinus tumor / Yolk sac tumor - Teratoma / Fetus in fetu / Dermoid cyst / Struma ovarii - Gestational trophoblastic disease ( Hydatidiform mole) - Choriocarcinoma - Polyembryoma - Gonadoblastoma
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see also disorders
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