TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Soft Tissue Sarcoma
A1  - Doherty, Gerard M.
Y1  - 2010
N1  - 
T2  - Quick Answers Surgery
AB  - •  Soft-tissue  sarcomas  present  as  asymptomatic  large  masses  in  the  extremities  or  retroperitoneum  but  may  also  develop  occasionally  in  the  neck  or  within  the  abdominal  viscera•  Originate  from  a  wide  variety  of  mesenchymal  cell  types  and  include:-Liposarcoma-Fibrosarcoma-Rhabdomyosarcoma-Leiomyosarcoma-Desmoid  tumors•  Tumor  grade  rather  than  the  cell  of  origin  determines  natural  history•  Most  soft-tissue  sarcomas  arise  de  novo;  rarely  result  from  malignant  degeneration  of  a  benign  lesion•  Sarcomas  generally  metastasize  via  a  hematogenous  route,  most  commonly  to  the  lung•  Most  important  prognostic  factors  include  tumor  size  and  grade  
SN  - 
PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58101438
ER  -