Sarcoma

A sarcoma is a cancerof the connective or supportive tissue(bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels).

The term comes from a Greekword meaning "fleshy growth." Bone tumors(osteosarcomas) are also called sarcomas, but are in a separate category because they have different clinical and microscopic characteristics and are treated differently. Osteogenic sarcoma or osteosarcoma is one of the most common childhood bone cancers.

Organizationssuch as the Sarcoma Foundation of America are working to fund research towards a cure for sarcoma, while other patient-oriented organizations such as the Sarcoma Alliance are working to educate patientsabout the disease, and still others like the Rare Cancer Allianceare working to give patients online support.

The most famous victim of this disease is Terry Foxwho was required to have a leg amputatedas treatment. He subsesquently began heroic fundraising efforts towards medical research which enabled advances that dramatically improved the survivability of the ailment.

Types of sarcoma

(ICD-Ocodes are provided where available.)

• Soft tissue sarcoma, including
  • Angiosarcoma(9120/3)
  • Dermatofibrosarcoma(8832/3-8833/3)
  • Desmoid Tumor(8821/1-8822/1)
  • Desmoplastic small round cell tumor(8806/3)
  • 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)
  • Malignant fibrous histiocytoma(8830/3)
  • Neurofibrosarcoma(9540/3)
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma(8900-8920)
  • Synovial sarcoma(9040/3-9043/3)
• Askin's Tumor(8803/3)
• Ewing's(9260/3) - PNET(9473/3)
• Malignant Hemangioendothelioma(9130/3)
• Malignant Schwannoma(9560/3-9561/3)
• Osteosarcoma(9180/3-9190/3)
• Chondrosarcoma(9220/3-9240/3)

External links

• Sarcoma Support Forums
• Sarcoma Foundation of America
• Sarcoma Alliance
• Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative
• SarcomaHelpda:Sarkom

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