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Sarcoma - Coggle Diagram
Sarcoma
Soft tissue sarcoma
Examples - leiomyosarcoma, GI stromal tumours
Red flags - big (or getting bigger), is deep in the body tissues, painful, occurs when older
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Clinical Presentation
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A leiomyosarcoma in the womb may cause bleeding other than when patient is having a period or after menopause
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Bone Sarcoma
Bone sarcoma red flags
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Bone destruction, new bone formation, periosteal swelling and soft tissue swelling suggests tumour
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Examples - osteosarcoma (most primary malignant bone tumour), chondrosarcoma
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Key Facts
These cancers develop in the muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and fatty and fibrous tissue
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A group of rare solid tumours of connective tissue - more than 50 different histological subtypes known