Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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MedlinePlus data edition September 26, 2026. Imported September 27, 2026. These dates do not indicate a new clinical review of the article.
Your soft tissues connect, support, or surround other tissues. Examples include your muscles, tendons, fat, and blood vessels. Soft tissue sarcoma is a cancer of these soft tissues. There are many kinds, based on the type of tissue they started in. They may cause a lump or swelling in the soft tissue. Sometimes they spread and can press on nerves and organs, causing problems such as pain or trouble breathing.
No one knows exactly what causes these cancers. They are not common, but you have a higher risk if you have been exposed to certain chemicals, have had radiation therapy, or have certain genetic diseases.
Doctors diagnose soft tissue sarcomas with a biopsy. Treatments include surgery to remove the tumor, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, or a combination.
NIH: National Cancer Institute
Symptoms, tests and care options
Further reading selected by MedlinePlus. Links open the original organizations’ websites.
- Chemotherapy for Soft Tissue Sarcomas · American Cancer Society
- Drugs Approved for Rhabdomyosarcoma · National Cancer Institute
- Drugs Approved for Soft Tissue Sarcoma · National Cancer Institute
- Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging of Rhabdomyosarcoma · American Cancer Society
- Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging of Soft Tissue Sarcomas · American Cancer Society
- Stages of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma · National Cancer Institute
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