Details of Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Soft tissue sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer that develops in skin layers, bones, muscles, blood vessels, fat, connecting tissues and nerves. There are different kinds of soft tissue sarcomas, some more likely to affect children.

• Swelling or lumps
• Chronic and increasing stomach pain
• Black stool
• Blood-filled vomit

• Hereditary diseases
• Exposure to certain chemicals

• Physical examination
• Blood tests
• Imaging tests: X-ray, CT scan, MRI
• Biopsy

Radiotherapy: Use of high-powered beams like X-rays and protons to kill cancer cells. Chemotherapy: Use of chemicals and drugs either through injection or by mouth.

Surgery: Unnatural growth or tumor is removed and tissues are replaced from other parts of the body in some cases.

• Body weight changes
• Digestion challenges
• Recurrence of cancer
• Immunity loss
• Hair loss