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Soft tissue sarcoma
Soft tissue sarcoma (rhabdomyosarcoma) is a condition in which a person has a cancerous tumor of the muscles that are attached to a bone. The more common sites affected are in the head, neck, arms, and legs. Rhabdomyosarcoma is one of the cancers seen in children, and sometimes is accompanied by other birth defects.
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A 43-year old asked:
What are the signs of soft tissue sarcoma?
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What does a soft tissue sarcoma look like?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is an example of a soft tissue sarcoma is?
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A 39-year old asked:
Soft tissue sarcoma - what to expect once diagnosed?
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A 39-year old asked:
What should I do now if i was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma under year ago?
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A 51-year old asked:
Is fibromatosis a soft tissue sarcoma?
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A 34-year old asked:
How does a soft tissue sarcoma appear on an x-ray?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Are soft tissue sarcoma lumps hard when you touch them ?
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A 42-year old asked:
What are soft tissue sarcoma treatment options?
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A 36-year old asked:
How can a soft tissue sarcoma appear on a regular xray?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you get a soft tissue sarcoma without a lump as a symptom?
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A 41-year old asked:
What's the survval time for soft tissue sarcoma cancer patients?
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A 48-year old asked:
Whats' the difference between a tendon sheath tumor and soft tissue sarcoma?
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A 34-year old asked:
What do you suggest if my mother had soft tissue sarcoma?
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A 31-year old asked:
3 irregular lobular mass with slight subcutaneous edema above massconcern for soft tissue sarcoma..Possibly synovial cell. What exactly does this mean?
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A 36-year old female asked:
How curable is a soft tissue sarcoma of the calf? Expected disease free life expectancy and treatment options?
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A 46-year old female asked:
Hi i'm a 46 year old woman who was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma in left foot amputated below knee. What does the swollen lympnode left side neck?
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A female asked:
Do soft tissue sarcomas usually bruise. Lump and bigbruise on foot (no mem trauma) diagnosed as broken vein/vessel. Was told sarcoma wouldn't bruis?
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A 42-year old asked:
74yr old male with Kidney cancer non aggressive, very large soft tissue sarcoma in thigh primary (incurable), lung cancer secondary aggressive. No treatment for any due to misdiagnosis.. Short of breath, tires easily. What would life expectancy be?
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A 49-year old female asked:
3 cm long mass on my R calf Soleus Muscle, and a 2nd 1cm mass 1" lower on my Soleus Muscle. Pain radiating to the toe, no redness, no warmth. Per Ultrasound, not a lipoma or blood clot. Can this be a Baker's Cyst? I'm thinking Soft Tissue Sarcoma?
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A 18-year old female asked:
What soft tissue sarcomas are slow growing and found in 15 year old girls?
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A 18-year old asked:
What soft tissue sarcomas are slow growing and found in teen girls?
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A 32-year old asked:
Sarcoma can be derived from which tissues?
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A 36-year old asked:
Which type of tissue gives rise to a sarcoma?
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A 36-year old asked:
Can you tell me what kind of cancer can you have from a soft tissue mass/tumor in the knee besides sarcoma?
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A 18-year old male asked:
I'm a healthy 19year old male that found a small mass in my forearm. It's like an oval ball that's 2cm and can't been seen with bare eye The mass is mobile and painless. It's not swollen nor you can see it without touching it. Is it a tissue sarcoma?
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A 30-year old female asked:
On 11/4 I was diagnosed with broken vein/vessel on top of foot after a sudden knot and bruising. Busing is fading knot is there. Was told X-ray was normal, just "non-specific soft tissue prominence lateral to 5th metatarsal. Could this be a sarcoma?
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A 32-year old asked:
What are the most common symptoms of sarcoma?
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A member asked:
Do lots of people get sarcoma, or is it unusual?
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Is there a cure for sarcoma?
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