Treatment Options for Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Nonmetastatic Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Metastatic Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Recurrent and Progressive Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
A link to a list of current clinical trials is included for each treatment section. For some types or stages of cancer, there may not be any trials listed. Check with your doctor for clinical trials that are not listed here but may be right for you.
Nonmetastatic Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
For treatment of fibrosarcoma or hemangiopericytoma
If an infant or young child has fibrosarcoma or hemangiopericytoma, treatment will be surgery whenever possible. Other treatments may include chemotherapy to reduce the size of the tumor, followed by surgery.
If an older child or adolescent has fibrosarcoma or hemangiopericytoma, treatment will be surgery whenever possible. Other treatments may include the following:
For treatment of desmoid tumor
Treatment of desmoid tumor will be surgery whenever possible.
For treatment of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, liposarcoma, synovial sarcoma, extraosseous osteosarcoma, extraosseous chondrosarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, leiomyosarcoma, or epithelioid sarcoma
Treatment of these tumor types will be surgery whenever possible. Other treatments may include the following:
Synovial sarcoma may also be treated with surgery followed by chemotherapy. Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor may be treated with radiation therapy after surgery.
For treatment of alveolar soft part sarcoma
Treatment of alveolar soft part sarcoma will be surgery whenever possible. Other treatments may include the following:
For treatment of desmoplastic small round cell tumor
Treatment of desmoplastic small round cell tumor will be surgery whenever possible. Other treatments may include chemotherapy and radiation therapy after surgery.
For treatment of clear cell sarcoma of soft parts
Treatment of clear cell sarcoma of soft parts will be surgery whenever possible. Other treatments may include radiation therapy after surgery.
For treatment of hemangioendothelioma
Treatment of hemangioendothelioma in children aged one year and older may include the following:
Treatment of hemangioendothelioma in children younger than one year may include the following:
- Watchful waiting as some tumors will disappear without treatment.
- Treatment for blood clotting disorders.
- Surgery to remove the tumor if there are symptoms.
For treatment of angiosarcoma and lymphangiosarcoma
Treatment of angiosarcoma and lymphangiosarcoma may include the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with nonmetastatic childhood soft tissue sarcoma.
Metastatic Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Treatment of metastatic childhood soft tissue sarcoma may include the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with metastatic childhood soft tissue sarcoma.
Recurrent and Progressive Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma
Treatment of recurrent or progressive childhood soft tissue sarcoma may include the following:
Check for U.S. clinical trials from NCI's PDQ Cancer Clinical Trials Registry that are now accepting patients with recurrent childhood soft tissue sarcoma.
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