title: [Sarcomas of the bone and soft tissue: general observations].
abstract: The term sarcomas regroups a large variety of malignant tumors originating from the mesenchymal tissues, which represent only 1% of cancers, with a higher relative frequency in children. Whether bone or soft tissue tumors, their preeminent general evolutive characteristics are a high local aggressiveness and a high frequency of hematogenic metastatic diffusion, with a predilection for pulmonary involvement. An improved knowledge of the natural history of sarcomas has led to a better definition of multidisciplinary therapeutical protocols for each particular disease.
authors.affiliation: Fondation Bergonié, Bordeaux, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marée
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rouëssé
mesh_terms: D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Sarcomes des os et des tissus mous: généralités.