Soft tissue sarcomas are tumours that arise from connective tissue, fat, muscle, and blood vessels. They are distinct from epithelial malignancies (carcinomas) in both morphology and behaviour. Unfortunately, due to their rare occurrence, these tumours can be mistaken clinically and pathologically which affects patients management and prognosis.
As part of sarcoma awareness month, we are doing a series on soft tissue sarcomas as well as bone sarcoma in conjunction with the Australian & New Zealand Sarcoma Association to raise awareness and help provide education about these diagnoses.
This is the story of soft tissue sarcoma (part 1).
Useful links:
Australia and New Zealand Sarcoma Association: https://sarcoma.org.au/
Find a sarcoma specialist: https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/find-a-sarcoma-specialist
Sarcoma guidelines: https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/sarcoma-guidelines
Seeking a second opinion: https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/seeking-second-opinion
Useful patient information: https://sarcoma.org.au/pages/about-sarcoma/patient-and-carer-sarcoma-information
Article from the RCPA about reviewing soft tissue tumours and obtaining second opinions: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41390329/
Our Special Guests:
Associate Professor Richard Boyle who is an orthopaedic oncologist and surgeon who specialises in the bone and soft tissue sarcoma.
Professor Fiona Maclean is an anatomical pathologist who specialises in soft tissue pathology and clinical professor at Macquarie University.
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