# Talk to Me About Sarcomas **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 24, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043 "2016-04-24T22:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/1 "2016-04-24T22:47:20Z")
I have reasons to know more about sarcomas. Specifically muscle lesions, thigh muscle. Anyone have good resources? Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/2 "2016-04-25T02:49:51Z")
The American Cancer Society has some good write-ups. > **[Soft Tissue Sarcoma](https://www.cancer.org/cancer/soft-tissue-sarcoma.html)** > > Whether you (or a loved one) are worried about developing a soft tissue sarcoma, have just been diagnosed, are going through treatment, or are trying to stay well after treatment, this detailed guide can help you find the answers you need. SEER has lots of statistics. > **[Cancer of soft tissue including heart - Cancer Stat Facts](https://seer.cancer.gov/statfacts/html/soft.html)** > > Soft Tissue including Heart Cancer statistics we’d need an actual name of the exact type of sarcoma to provide more specific sources of information. Do you have a pathology report? ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/3 "2016-04-25T09:49:17Z")
Biopsy was performed on Friday. Results have not yet been provided. Right now we are working off ignorance and fear. Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/4 "2016-04-26T02:28:31Z")
Well, hugs and hopes for the best. ---
**Author:** ![quiltguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e47774/32.png) [@quiltguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/quiltguy)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2016, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/5 "2016-04-26T13:32:56Z")
Spinal sarcoma killed my mom, not a nice way to die. From diagnosis to death was 5 months. ---
**Author:** ![spamforbrains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@spamforbrains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spamforbrains)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2016, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/6 "2016-04-27T03:06:20Z")
yeah, don’t scare the poor guy. Sarcoma is just a general term for a large number of different tumors that arise from connective tissues. Like carcinoma-a term describing a large number of different tumors that arise from epithelial tissues. A basal skin cell carcinoma is no big deal; a pancreatic carcinoma, an entirely different story. Same thing with sarcomas. Many sarcomas are easily treated and are not life-threatening. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2016, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/7 "2016-04-28T23:24:16Z")
Okay. Her biopsy came back with inconclusive results. The samples did not pick up the stain the way a malignancy would. Her doctor says it is very likely to be benign tumors. She needs further screening, and it does need to be treated, but it is not going to kill her. I am drinking tonight. Sent from my LG-V410 using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/8 "2016-04-29T04:38:45Z")
Very glad to hear! Best wishes to you and Mrs F! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/9 "2016-04-29T12:48:04Z")
> [@DrFidelius](#): > > Okay. Her biopsy came back with inconclusive results. The samples did not pick up the stain the way a malignancy would. I’m glad your physician(s) apparently consider this good news. Though as a pathologist I find the description confusing (for instance, in this context there is no stain I’m aware of to differentiate benign from malignant). The best result would be a definitive diagnosis of a benign proliferative process (tumor or reactive growth) that is amply demonstrated on biopsy. “Inconclusive” would make me wonder if they got enough tissue to be certain. ---
**Author:** ![DrFidelius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drfidelius/32/3447_2.png) [@DrFidelius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrFidelius)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2016, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/10 "2016-04-29T13:09:41Z")
Getting info third hand. I haven’t spoken to my daughter directly since her consultation (terrrible father, I know, but she prefers to talk with her mother about health issues). ---
**Author:** ![cerberus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@cerberus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerberus)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2016, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/talk-to-me-about-sarcomas/753043/11 "2016-04-30T03:04:49Z")
[Soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities: How to stay out of trouble](http://www.bcmj.org/article/soft-tissue-sarcomas-extremities-how-stay-out-trouble) [An Introduction to Leiomyosarcoma of the Bone and Soft Tissue](http://sarcomahelp.org/leiomyosarcoma.html) Leiomyosarcoma : primary from smooth muscle Rhabdomyosarcoma : … From striated muscle Liposarcoma : … From fat cells Basic principles : best option is surgery with complete removal of mass with clear margins Be careful with biopsies, clearing tracks to avoid placing cancer along track Seek care with sarcoma center specialists [find a center](http://www.curesarcoma.org/patient-resources/sarcoma-treatment-centers/)