Is Sarcoma a verdict? How to deal with the disease?

Sarcoma literally from Greek "sarcos" means "meat". It unites a large group of malignant formations. A distinctive feature is non-epithelial origin. The disease is formed from the derivatives of mesoderm - connective cells. Neoplasm of sarcoma is a malignant tumor from the cellular elements of ligaments, tendons, muscles, vessels, meninges ...

Causes

The causes of the development of the disease is considered to be the presence of oncogenic substances and active ionizing radiation. Both cause a rapid growth of uncharacteristic, unusual for a given original type of tissue (atypical) cells. It is established by modern medicine and the influence of certain types of viruses, as well as chemicals. For today it is proved that prolonged contact with vinyl chloride provokes the development of angiosarcoma of the liver. But the infection with oncogenic viruses presages the appearance of a special type of tumor - soft tissue sarcoma. Another reason for the appearance of the disease, according to the doctors, is weak immunity, especially in the presence of the presence of the herpes virus type 8 in the body, as well as the injuries received.

Types of disease

Sarcoma is a tumor of bone tissue. Its varieties:

- chondrosarcoma;
- fibrosarcoma;
Osteosarcoma;
- Ewing's sarcoma;
- Round-cell sarcoma;
- Neurosarcoma;
- lymphosarcoma.

Sarcoma is a tumor and soft tissue, it is divided into:

- synovial;
- angiosarcoma;
- liposarcoma;
- myogenic;
- Neurogenic.

There are also varieties of the disease, which due to the small degree of differentiation of constituent cells can not be attributed to any of the above types.

Symptomatics

Sarcoma is a tumor that grows rapidly. Disease of the bones is characterized by nocturnal pains, which are not removed by anesthetics. Gradually, the affected area hurts more and more. Over time, sarcoma metastasizes into nearby tissues and organs, and its secondary symptoms appear. Distinction of the disease and the degree of growth. For example, the parostal sarcoma of the bone develops very slowly and does not manifest itself for a long time. But rhabdomyosarcoma can be metastasized quite widely and grows very quickly.

Sarcoma, photo, treatment

Successful treatment of sarcoma requires early diagnosis and a correct integrated approach. Most recently, the disease was treated only surgically. Today, such treatment methods as modern antineoplastic agents and radiation therapy have become available. To predict the result of treatment can be only taking into account many factors, the main one of which is the stage of the disease. After all, most types of sarcoma in early diagnosis are well treatable thanks to modern medicine. Therefore, it is necessary to be more attentive to your own body and try to notice new manifestations and changes.

Started sarcoma

With this diagnosis, a biopsy is performed for histological examination. After that, as a rule, surgical operation is necessary, because other methods (chemotherapy or radiation treatment) are ineffective.