Sarcoma literally from the Greek "sarcos" means "meat". It unites an extensive group of malignant tumors. A distinctive feature is non-epithelial origin. The disease is formed from derivatives of the mesoderm - connective cells. Neoplasm sarcoma is a malignant tumor of cellular elements of ligaments, tendons, muscles, blood vessels, meninges…
Reasons
The causes of the development of the disease are considered to be the presence of oncogenic substances and active ionizing radiation. Both cause the rapid growth of uncharacteristic, unusual for a given initial tissue type (atypical) cells. Established by modern medicine and the influence of certain types of viruses, as well as chemicals. To date, it has been proven that prolonged contact with vinyl chloride provokes the development of angiosarcoma of the liver. But infection with oncogenic viruses portends the appearance of a special type of tumor - soft tissue sarcoma. Another reason for the onset of the disease, according to doctors, is weak immunity, especially against the background of the presence of the herpes virus type 8 in the body, as well as injuries.
Types of diseases
Sarcoma is a tumor of bone tissue. Varieties:
- chondrosarcoma;
- fibrosarcoma;
- osteosarcoma;
- Ewing's sarcoma;
- round cell sarcoma;
- neurosarcoma; - lymphosarcoma.
Sarcoma is a tumor of soft tissue, it is divided into:
- synovial;
- angiosarcoma;
- liposarcoma;
- myogenic;- neurogenic.
There are also such varieties of the disease that, due to the small degree of differentiation of the constituent cells, cannot be attributed to any of the above types.
Symptomatics
Sarcoma is a tumor that grows rapidly. Bone disease is characterized by night pains that are not relieved by pain medications. Gradually, the affected area hurts more and more. Over time, the sarcoma spreads metastases to nearby tissues and organs, and its secondary symptoms appear. The disease also differs in the degree of growth. For example, parosteal sarcoma of the bone develops very slowly and does not manifest itself for a long time. But rhabdomyosarcoma metastasizes quite widely and grows very quickly.
Sarcoma, photo, treatment
Successful treatment of sarcoma requires early diagnosis and the right integrated approach. More recently, the disease was treated only by surgery. Today, such methods of treatment as modern anticancer drugs and radiation therapy have become available. Treatment outcome can be predictedonly taking into account many factors, the main of which is the stage of the disease. After all, most types of sarcoma with early diagnosis respond well to treatment thanks to modern medicine. Therefore, you should be more attentive to your own body and try to notice new manifestations and changes.
Launched sarcoma
With this diagnosis, a biopsy is performed for histological examination. After that, as a rule, surgery is necessary, because other methods (chemotherapy or radiation treatment) are ineffective.
