title: [Soft tissue tumors in childhood].
abstract: Soft-tissue tumours and soft-tissue sarcomas are different in children and in adults, and therapy varies significantly according to histology, age and stage of disease. The most common soft-tissue sarcoma in children, rhabdomyosarcoma, can be cured in about 60% of cases by a combined therapy involving surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. All children with soft-tissue sarcomas should be treated according to multi-center treatment protocols and should be referred to specialized oncology units. Modern diagnostic techniques and new treatment modalities will increase our knowledge and further raise the cure rate.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeine Pädiatrie, Hämatologie und Onkologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bertram
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005121:Extremities; D006801:Humans; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Weichteiltumoren im Kindesalter.