This video from YouTube illustrates the use of a Trucut biopsy needle. These needles can be used to obtain specimens of soft tissue tumours, often under ultrasound guidance.
This video from YouTube illustrates the use of a Trucut biopsy needle. These needles can be used to obtain specimens of soft tissue tumours, often under ultrasound guidance.
Soft tissue sarcomas occur with an incidence of 30 per million and represent less than 1% of all malignancies. They can occur in almost any anatomic site, but tend to occur with a frequency that reflects the volume of mesechymal-derived tissue in that region. For example, around 55% occur in the limbs. The type of tumour varies with age: rhabdomyosarcoma is a disease of early life, whereas leiomyosarcoma is more common in the elderly.
Environmental factors associated with sarcoma include:
Genetic factors include
Soft tissue tumours are classified using the WHO classification, based on the morphological appearances of the tumour and whether or not it is benign or malignant. There are more than 50 variants of soft tissue sarcoma. The classification includes:
When considering an operation for a soft tissue sarcoma, the most important objective is to remove all of the tumour.