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Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Types

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    When you come to the Sarcoma Center, you'll meet with dedicated clinicians who have expertise in caring for patients with sarcoma.

    Our specialists see patients with all sarcomas and a variety of mesenchymal tumors, including chondrosarcoma, desmoid tumor, liposarcoma, neurofibrosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma.

    Our group is also dedicated to clinical research to develop innovative treatment strategies for soft tissue and bone malignancies.

    We will work with you to find other support services within Dana-Farber, including nutrition, complementary therapies, spiritual support, financial help, survivorship, and resources for families and young adults.

    Treating Soft Tissue Sarcomas and Bone Cancers

    Soft Tissue Sarcomas

    Soft tissue sarcoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the soft tissues of the body. The soft tissues of the body include the muscles, tendons (bands of fiber that connect muscles to bones), fat, blood vessels, lymph vessels, nerves, and tissues around joints. Adult soft tissue sarcomas can form almost anywhere in the body, but are most common in the head, neck, arms, legs, trunk, and abdomen.

    Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treatment
    GI Stromal Tumors (GIST) Treatment
    Kaposi Sarcoma Treatment

    Bone Cancers

    There are several types of bone cancer. Osteosarcoma is the most common bone cancer. It starts in bone cells that make new bone tissue. It usually forms at the end of long bones, such as the leg bones, but can form in any bone. Ewing sarcoma includes several types of bone tumors. Ewing sarcoma tumors usually form in the hip bones, the ribs, or in the middle of long bones. Ewing tumors are most common in bone but can also form in soft tissue.

    Osteosarcoma Treatment
    Ewing Sarcoma Treatment

    Our specialists see patients with all types of sarcoma and a variety of mesenchymal tumors, including:

    Alveolar soft part sarcoma
    Angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma
    Angiosarcoma
    Atypical lipomatous tumor
    Chondrosarcoma
    Clear cell sarcoma
    Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans
    Desmoid tumor
    Desmoplastic small round cell tumors
    Endometrial sarcoma
    Epithelioid sarcoma
    Ewing sarcoma
    Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma
    Extraskeletal osteosarcoma
    Fibromyxoid sarcoma
    Fibrous histiocytoma of bone
    Fibrosarcoma
    Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST)
    Hemangioendothelioma
    Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor
    Intimal sarcoma
    Kaposi sarcoma
    Leiomyosarcoma
    Liposarcoma
    Malignant glomus tumor
    Malignant granular cell tumor
    Malignant melanotic schwannoma
    Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
    Malignant primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET)
    Malignant schwannoma
    Malignant tenosynovial giant cell tumor
    Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma
    Myoepithelioma/mixed tumor of soft tissue
    Myofibroblastic sarcoma
    Myxofibrosarcoma
    Myxoinflammatory fibroblastic sarcoma
    Neurofibrosarcoma
    Osteogenic sarcoma
    Osteosarcoma
    PEComa
    Radiation associated sarcomas
    Rhabdomyosarcoma
    Soft tissue sarcoma
    Solitary fibrous tumor
    Spindle cell sarcoma
    Synovial sarcoma
    Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma
    Undifferentiated sarcoma
    Unclassified sarcoma
    Uterine sarcoma

    Read our Insight blog for information and inspiration about Dana-Farber's treatment and research for sarcoma and soft tissue cancers.