Sarcoma

Overview

Mayo Clinic specialists work as a multidisciplinary team to diagnose and treat all types of sarcoma. Physicians and researchers are dedicated to providing the most effective treatment possible. For information about the treatment of a specific kind of sarcoma, click on the links below.

The word sarcoma means "fleshy growth." Sarcomas usually develop in the connective tissue of the human body. Bone sarcomas are treated differently than soft tissue sarcomas. The term soft tissue sarcoma includes more than 50 types of cancer, but most of these tumors are treated in similar ways.

To find out more about Mayo's approach to treatment visit the soft tissue sarcoma Web page. Some common soft tissue sarcomas include:

• Fibrosarcoma
• Liposarcoma
• Malignant fibrous histiocytoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• Synovial cell sarcoma

To find out more about Mayo's approach to treatment of bone sarcomas visit the bone cancer Web page. Some common bone sarcomas include:

• Chondrosarcoma
• Ewing's sarcoma
  
  • Treatment of children
• Osteosarcoma
  
  • Treatment of children