Books /Sarcoma: Causes, Diagnosis and Treatment

9781639273713

American Medical Publishers

English

2021

248

$ 166

Sarcoma is a type of cancer of mesenchymal origin. It arises from the transformed cells of connective tissues. Sarcomas are broadly classified into bone sarcomas and soft-tissue sarcomas. Bone sarcoma is further categorized into various subtypes such as osteosarcoma, chondrosarcoma, hemangioendothelioma, angiosarcoma, etc. Osteosarcoma is a malignant neoplasm which shows osteoblastic differentiation and leads to the formation of malignant osteoid. Chondrosarcoma is a type of bone sarcoma made of transformed cartilaginous cells. Subtypes of soft-tissue sarcoma include liposarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans, malignant solitary fibrous tumor and inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor. The cancer that arises in the fat cells is known as liposarcoma whereas the cancer that develops in the connective tissues of the middle layer of the dermis is termed as dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. This book contains some path-breaking studies in the field of sarcoma. The topics included herein on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of sarcoma are of utmost significance and bound to provide incredible insights to readers. Those in search of information to further their knowledge will be greatly assisted by this book.