A bone cancer (sarcoma) is a bone tumor that contains cancer (malignant) cells. A benign bone tumor is an abnormal growth of noncancerous cells. A primary bone tumor originates in or near a bone. Most primary bone tumors are benign, and the cells that...

Cancer arising from connective tissue such as muscle or bone. It may affect the bones, bladder, kidneys, liver, lungs, parotids, and...

A sarcoma (from the Greek 'sark' meaning "flesh") is a cancer of the connective or supportive tissue (bone, cartilage, fat, muscle, blood vessels) and soft tissue. This is in contrast to carcinomas, which are of epithelial origin (breast, colon,...

Sarcomas comprise a heterogeneous group of mesenchymal neoplasms. They can be grouped into 2 general categories, soft tissue sarcoma and primary bone sarcoma, which have different staging and treatment approaches. This review includes a discussion of both soft tissue sarcomas (malignant fibrous histiocytoma, liposarcoma,...

Gastrointestinal (GI) sarcomas are uncommon tumors with the majority of previous studies performed over long time intervals. The purpose of this review is to analyze our single-institution experience with primary GI sarcomas. Between January 1990 and June 1998, 27 adult patients with primary GI...

Ariad Pharmaceuticals and Merck on Thursday said they will team up to develop an experimental cancer treatment _ a partnership that could be worth more than $1 billion to Ariad, which has been testing the medication.On a day of broad gains across the stock market,...

When the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved implanting microchips in humans, the manufacturer said it would save lives, letting doctors scan the tiny transponders to access patients' medical records almost instantly. The FDA found "reasonable assurance" the device was safe, and a sub-agency even...