title: Soft tissue sarcomas in children.
abstract: In childhood, soft tissue sarcomas comprise a complex group of malignancies of varied histologic subtypes, the prognoses of which depend on the histology, age, site, extent of involvement and a variety of other factors. This paper discusses the varieties of tumors classified as soft tissue sarcomas in childhood and the multimodal approach taken to cure these tumors, with particular attention to the details of difficult surgical problems.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology-Oncology, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Pappo
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parham
authors.forename: B N
authors.initials: BN
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lobe
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome