Tables
Tissue of Origin | Type of Cancer | Usual Location in the Body |
Fibrous tissue | Fibrosarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
Malignant fibrous hystiocytoma |
Legs | |
Dermatofibrosarcoma | Trunk | |
Fat | Liposarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
Muscle
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Rhabdomyosarcoma Leiomyosarcoma |
Arms, legs Uterus, digestive tract |
Blood vessels | Hemangiosarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
Kaposi's sarcoma | Legs, trunk | |
Lymph vessels | Lymphangiosarcoma | Arms |
Synovial tissue (linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths) |
Synovial sarcoma | Legs |
Peripheral nerves | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour/Neurofibrosarcoma | Arms, legs, trunk |
Cartilage and bone-forming tissue | Extraskeletal chondrosarcoma | Legs |
Extraskeletal osteosarcoma | Legs, trunk (not involving the bone) |
Tissue of Origin | Type of Cancer | Usual Location in the Body | Most common ages |
Muscle | |||
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Rhabdomyosarcoma | ||
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Head and neck, genitourinary tract | Infant–4 | |
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Arms, legs, head, and neck | Infant–19 | |
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Leiomyosarcoma | Trunk | 15–19 |
Fibrous tissue | Fibrosarcoma | Arms and legs | 15–19 |
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma |
Legs | 15–19 | |
Dermatofibrosarcoma | Trunk | 15–19 | |
Fat | Liposarcoma | Arms and Legs | 15–19 |
Blood vessels | Infantile hemangio-
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Arms, legs, trunk, head, and neck | Infant–4 |
Synovial tissue (linings of joint cavities, tendon sheaths) |
Synovial sarcoma | Legs, arms, and trunk | 15–19 |
Peripheral nerves | Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (also called neurofibrosarcomas, malignant schwannomas, and neurogenic sarcomas) | Arms, legs, and trunk | 15–19 |
Muscular nerves | Alveolar soft part sarcoma | Arms and legs | Infant–19 |
Cartilage and bone-forming tissue | Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma | Legs | 10–14 |
Extraskeletal mesenchymal | Legs | 10–14 |
An earlier version of this article was taken from the US National Cancer Center's Cancer Information Service.
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