The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Purpose of This PDQ Summary

Added text to state that some of the reference ciations in the summary are accompanied by a level-of-evidence designation to help readers assess the strength of evidence supporting the use of specific interventions or approaches.

Cellular and Histopathologic Classifications

Added text about congenital fibrosarcoma/mesoblastic nephroma and rhabdoid tumor to Table 1 (cited Slater et al. as reference 4).

Added text about inflammatory myofibroblastic tumors (cited Kovach et al. and Coffin et al. as references 18 and 19, respectively).

Added Krskova et al. as reference 35.

Added Biopsy Technique for Soft Tissue Sarcoma as a new subsection.

Stage Information

This section was extensively revised.

Nonmetastatic Childhood Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Added text about COG ARST0332, a prospective study for children and young adults with soft tissue sarcomas other than rhabdomyosarcoma in which patients are stratified by tumor grade and extent.

Added Saab et al. as reference 49.

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