Soft tissue sarcomas

Abstract

Sarcomas have been diagnosed from ancient times, but the term sarcoma was used for benign as well as malignant tumors until the middle 1800s. The treatment for soft tissue sarcomas was surgery for 2000 years. In the 1970s, multimodality therapy and the TNM system for staging were introduced.

Prognostic factors and assessment of staging systems for head and neck soft tissue sarcomas in adults

“…[7][8] Using our data, we compared the two staging systems, to better assess which was the most relevant for the prognostic value of patients with HNSTS.…”

Metastatic leiomyosarcoma in the oral cavity: Case report with protein expression profiles

“…Dissemination is frequently to the lungs, and regional lymph node involvement tends to occur later. LMS has a higher propensity to metastasize than do fibrosarcoma and liposarcoma (Hajdu, 2007;Ethunandan et al, 2007). Metastatic LMSs to the oral cavity are extremely rare, and we were able to review only six cases of metastatic LMS to the oral cavity that had been published in the english literature to date (Table 3) (Kaziro, 1981;Bogart et al, 1990;Allen et al, 1993;Vora and Levin, 2003).…”

Oropharyngeal Chordoma Diagnosed by Fine Needle Aspiration

“…In a second group of cases the tumor involves mainly the lower nasopharyngeal area, presenting as a mass bulging into the lumen of the nasopharynx or oropharynx. 1,3,4 This neoplasm is common in adults and has been reported in children. 2 Performing an open surgical biopsy in the preoperative investigation is acceptable to reduce the possibility of a primary radical operation.…”