Bone Metastasis, Musculoskeletal Tumours, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
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True bone cancer is called ‘sarcoma’. Sarcomas can grow in bone anywhere in the body. Most cancer that occurs in the bone has spread from somewhere else, such as the breast or lung. These metastatic cancers are different from cancers that start in bone, and are treated like the cancers they spread from (e.g. breast cancer in the bone is treated like breast cancer, not bone cancer).
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Osteosarcoma (osteogenic sarcoma)
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This is the most common type of cancer that develops in bone. Like other cancers, osteosarcoma can spread beyond the bone into nearby tissues (such as muscle, tendons, and fat). Cancer cells from osteosarcoma can also sometimes break away from the main tumour and spread through the bloodstream to other bones, or to the lungs or other internal organs, this process is called metastasis.
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Soft tissue sarcomas
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These are malignant (cancerous) tumours that can develop from fat, muscle, nerve, fibrous tissues surrounding joints, blood vessel, or deep skin tissues. They can develop in any part of the body.
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For more information on soft tissue and bone cancers cancer types and service, go to Sarcoma Service.
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