Gastrointestinal stromal sarcoma – originates in the digestive system.Synovial sarcoma – originates in synovial tissues that surround joints.Chondrosarcoma – usually originates in the bones, but may also occur in the soft tissue near bones.Ewing sarcoma – originates in bones or in the soft tissue around the bones.Myxofibrosarcoma – originates in the extremities of elderly patients.Fibrosarcoma – originates in fibrous tissues, usually in the arms, legs, chest, or back.Angiosarcoma – originates in blood or lymph vessels.Rhabdomyosarcoma – originates in the skeletal or voluntary muscles of the body common in children.
Dermatofibrosarcoma – originates in the deep layers of skin.Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) or Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma (UPS) – usually found in the arms or legs, but may also start in other parts of the body.Leiomyosarcoma – originates in smooth muscle cells.Some examples of soft tissue sarcomas are: There are over 60 different types of soft tissue sarcoma, a rare cancer which may start from any part of our body such as muscles, tendons, blood vessels, nerves, fat or deep skin tissues. The overall 5-year survival rate for sarcoma is 65%. Sarcomas account for approximately 0.7% of all cancers with around 13,130 new cases diagnosed in 2020 in the soft tissues. Sarcomas may originate from smooth muscle cells, fat cells, synovial tissues, the connective tissues of the body such as muscle, bone, nerves, cartilage, tendons, blood vessels and the fatty and fibrous tissues. Sarcomas belong to the rarest forms of cancer. Rare cancers are those cancers that usually affect less than 6 per 1,00,000 people in the population.