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Sarcomas

Sarcomas are a rare type of malignant tumor that can be divided into two groups: bone sarcomas and soft tissue sarcomas. Each year, approximately 8,900 new cases of bone and soft tissue sarcomas are diagnosed. Of the approximate 8,900 new cases, 650-700 children and adolescents younger than 20 years of age are diagnosed with bone sarcomas and 850-900 with soft tissue sarcomas.

Bone Sarcomas

Osteosarcoma
Ewing's/PNET

Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Rhabdomyosarcoma
Other Soft Tissue Sarcomas
(Desmoid tumor, Fibrosarcoma, Mailgnant fibrous histiocytoma, Liposarcoma, Leiomyosarcoma, Angiosarcoma, Hemangiopericytoma, Synovial sarcoma, Malignant Schwannoma, Malignant Mesenchymoma, Epitheloid sarcoma, Clear cell sarcoma)

 

Click here for information on The Sarcoma Center at Johns Hopkins.

   
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