Short description:

The book covers the common clinical scenarios encountered for the heterogeneous group of bone and soft tissue tumors. Each chapter follows a uniform format of an illustrative patient case summary representative of each type of sarcoma, followed by an evidence-based case discussion reviewing the current guidelines and basis for the diagnostic and therapeutic steps taken. The book includes histology inserts to highlight the classic features of various types of sarcoma, alongside with the accompanying auxiliary molecular tests to aid the diagnosis and their clinical implications. 

The book provides assistance to medical practitioners, trainees and students to better understand the various types of sarcomas from the importance of an accurate diagnosis to the management principles, as well as controversies in the treatment of these rare tumors. It will be relevant for pathologists and oncologists as well as all other clinicians (general, medical, surgery, radiology) that have a special interest in bone and soft tissue tumor.

Long description:

The book covers the common clinical scenarios encountered for the heterogeneous group of bone and soft tissue tumors. Each chapter follows a uniform format of an illustrative patient case summary representative of each type of sarcoma, followed by an evidence-based case discussion reviewing the current guidelines and basis for the diagnostic and therapeutic steps taken. The book includes histology inserts to highlight the classic features of various types of sarcoma, alongside with the accompanying auxiliary molecular tests to aid the diagnosis and their clinical implications. 

The book provides assistance to medical practitioners, trainees and students to better understand the various types of sarcomas from the importance of an accurate diagnosis to the management principles, as well as controversies in the treatment of these rare tumors. It will be relevant for pathologists and oncologists as well as all other clinicians (general, medical, surgery, radiology) that have a special interest in bone and soft tissue tumor.

Table of Contents:

Section I: Bone sarcomas.- Ewing sarcoma/PNET.- Osteosarcoma.- Chondrosarcoma.- Section II: Soft tissue sarcomas.- Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST).- Rhabdomyosarcoma.- Leiomyosarcoma- Uterine, to highlight the spectrum of endometrial sarcomas ranging from low grade ESS to high grade endometrial sarcomas to leiomyosarcoma.- Liposarcoma-retroperitoneal: well diff/dediff.- Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS).- Angiosarcoma-to highlight the various vascular sarcomas, including kaposi.- Alveolar soft part sarcoma.- Synovial sarcoma.- Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor (MPNST).- Solitary fibrous tumor.- Dermatofibroma protuberans (DFSP).- Radiation induced sarcoma.- Section III: Soft tissue tumors with low malignant potential but aggressive local behavior.- Inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor.- Aggressive fibromatosis.- Giant cell tumor of the bone.- Chordoma.- Sarcoma survivorship/AYA.