Sarcoma

A sarcoma is a type of tumour that develops in
“connective tissue, such as bone, cartilage or muscle. Sarcomas can be benign (noncancerous) or malignant (cancerous). Treatments include surgery, radiation, chemotherapy and thermal ablation.”

Symptoms:

  • A lump that can be felt through the skin that may or may not be painful. (Bone pain)
  • A broken bone that happens unexpectedly, such as with a minor injury or no injury at all.” 
  • Abdominal pain. (Weightloss)

Treatment:
• Surgery (wide local excision) followed by radiation therapy.

•Surgery (amputation; rarely done).

•Surgery to remove cancer that has recurred in the
lungs.

• Targeted therapy with a tyrosine kinase inhibitor (pazopanib)

• Chemotherapy.