Soft Tissue Sarcoma Specialists in Maharashtra

Treatment & Types of Soft Tissue Sarcoma in Maharashtra

Wide surgical excision with clear margins is the cornerstone of treatment for most soft tissue sarcomas, often combined with radiation therapy before or after surgery to reduce the risk of local recurrence. Chemotherapy is used for certain aggressive subtypes or when the cancer has spread. Treatment is best coordinated through a specialized multidisciplinary sarcoma team given the tumour's rarity and diverse behavior across different subtypes and locations.

Soft tissue sarcoma encompasses a wide range of subtypes classified by the tissue of origin, including liposarcoma arising from fat tissue, leiomyosarcoma from smooth muscle, synovial sarcoma often near joints despite not truly arising from joint tissue, and rhabdomyosarcoma from skeletal muscle, among many others. Tumors are also graded from low to high based on how aggressive the cells appear under a microscope, which, together with tumor size and depth, strongly influences the likelihood of spreading to other organs and guides how intensively the cancer is treated.