liposarcoma
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Liposarcoma
I researched liposarcoma, a cancer that is tumors made up of soft tissue.
Soft tissue sarcomas can arise almost anywhere in the body. Soft tissue
sarcomas are a group of cancer which develop from a number of
different supportive tissues in the body including muscle, ligaments, tendons
and fat. About 50 percent occur in the extremities (the arms, legs, hands, or
feet), 40 percent occur in the trunk (chest, back, hips, shoulders, and
abdomen), and 10 percent occur in the head and neck. They often do not
cause any immediate symptoms. Liposarcomas usually start as a painless,
swelling in the soft, non-bony, tissues. The first noticeable symptom usually
is a painless lump; afterwards, the tumor might cause some pain or soreness
as it pushes on nerves and muscles.
They vary from slow growing to rapidly growing. Generally the tumors
cause few other symptoms.
Liposarcoma is a rare cancer...