Soft Tissue Masses: Diagnosis and Surgery for Benign and Cancerous Tumors (Sarcoma)
Last updated Thursday, August 13, 2009
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Causes and effectsCauses The
cause of most soft tissue tumors is not known. Evidence suggests that some
genetic disorders and mutations predispose people to benign and cancerous soft
tissue tumors. Exposure to radiation has a strong association with the
development of a sarcoma (cancerous growth). There are weak associations of
soft tissue tumors with exposure to environmental carcinogens.Effects A soft
tissue tumor grows, slowly or quickly, in the body, based on its etiology. Generally,
soft tissue tumors grow in a round orientation, though some can grow more oval
or sausage-shaped. Most such growths remain within borders of fascia tissue,
though they can cross such boundaries as they grow.
They can
grow around bones, muscles, blood vessels, nerves, and other structures,
causing compression or change in function of those structures.
Occasionally,
a sarcoma (cancerous growth) can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the
body, usually the lungs.
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