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Skin sarcoma

MedGen UID:
208989
•Concept ID:
C0856900
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cutaneous Sarcoma; cutaneous sarcoma; Sarcoma of Skin; sarcoma of skin; Sarcoma of the Skin; sarcoma of the skin; sarcoma of zone of skin; Skin Sarcoma; skin sarcoma; zone of skin sarcoma
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006414

Definition

A sarcoma that arises from the skin. Representative examples include Kaposi sarcoma, angiosarcoma, lymphangiosarcoma, liposarcoma, and leiomyosarcoma. [from NCI]

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PubMed

Management of Skin Sarcomas.
Messina V, Cope B, Keung EZ, Fiore M
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2022 Jul;31(3):511-525. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.03.010. PMID: 35715147
Adaptive Immunity in Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans and Response to Imatinib Treatment.
Tazzari M, Indio V, Vergani B, De Cecco L, Rini F, Negri T, Camisaschi C, Fiore M, Stacchiotti S, Dagrada GP, Casali PG, Gronchi A, Astolfi A, Pantaleo MA, Villa A, Lombardo C, Arienti F, Pilotti S, Rivoltini L, Castelli C
J Invest Dermatol 2017 Feb;137(2):484-493. Epub 2016 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.634. PMID: 27608549

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Risk factors for radiotherapy incidents and impact of an online electronic reporting system.
Chang DW, Cheetham L, te Marvelde L, Bressel M, Kron T, Gill S, Tai KH, Ball D, Rose W, Silva L, Foroudi F
Radiother Oncol 2014 Aug;112(2):199-204. Epub 2014 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.07.011. PMID: 25150636
Management of chest wall reconstruction after resection for cancer: a retrospective study of 22 consecutive patients.
Bosc R, Lepage C, Hamou C, Matar N, Benjoar MD, Hivelin M, Lantieri L
Ann Plast Surg 2011 Sep;67(3):263-8. doi: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181f9b292. PMID: 21407062
Cancer incidence in the age range 0-34 years: historical and actual status in Denmark.
van der Horst M, Winther JF, Olsen JH
Int J Cancer 2006 Jun 1;118(11):2816-26. doi: 10.1002/ijc.21566. PMID: 16380984

Diagnosis

Management of Skin Sarcomas.
Messina V, Cope B, Keung EZ, Fiore M
Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2022 Jul;31(3):511-525. Epub 2022 May 31 doi: 10.1016/j.soc.2022.03.010. PMID: 35715147
Adaptive Immunity in Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans and Response to Imatinib Treatment.
Tazzari M, Indio V, Vergani B, De Cecco L, Rini F, Negri T, Camisaschi C, Fiore M, Stacchiotti S, Dagrada GP, Casali PG, Gronchi A, Astolfi A, Pantaleo MA, Villa A, Lombardo C, Arienti F, Pilotti S, Rivoltini L, Castelli C
J Invest Dermatol 2017 Feb;137(2):484-493. Epub 2016 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.634. PMID: 27608549
Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans.
Serra-Guillén C, Llombart B, Sanmartín O
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2012 Nov;103(9):762-77. Epub 2012 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ad.2011.10.007. PMID: 22285046

Therapy

Adaptive Immunity in Fibrosarcomatous Dermatofibrosarcoma Protuberans and Response to Imatinib Treatment.
Tazzari M, Indio V, Vergani B, De Cecco L, Rini F, Negri T, Camisaschi C, Fiore M, Stacchiotti S, Dagrada GP, Casali PG, Gronchi A, Astolfi A, Pantaleo MA, Villa A, Lombardo C, Arienti F, Pilotti S, Rivoltini L, Castelli C
J Invest Dermatol 2017 Feb;137(2):484-493. Epub 2016 Sep 5 doi: 10.1016/j.jid.2016.06.634. PMID: 27608549
Risk factors for radiotherapy incidents and impact of an online electronic reporting system.
Chang DW, Cheetham L, te Marvelde L, Bressel M, Kron T, Gill S, Tai KH, Ball D, Rose W, Silva L, Foroudi F
Radiother Oncol 2014 Aug;112(2):199-204. Epub 2014 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.07.011. PMID: 25150636

Prognosis

Risk factors for radiotherapy incidents and impact of an online electronic reporting system.
Chang DW, Cheetham L, te Marvelde L, Bressel M, Kron T, Gill S, Tai KH, Ball D, Rose W, Silva L, Foroudi F
Radiother Oncol 2014 Aug;112(2):199-204. Epub 2014 Aug 20 doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2014.07.011. PMID: 25150636
Cancer incidence in the age range 0-34 years: historical and actual status in Denmark.
van der Horst M, Winther JF, Olsen JH
Int J Cancer 2006 Jun 1;118(11):2816-26. doi: 10.1002/ijc.21566. PMID: 16380984

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