Myosarcoma

Myosarcoma is a malignant muscle tumor. This is usually malignant tumor arising from connective tissue one of the four major types of cancer.

Symptoms

· In early stages this is Asymptomatic

· Soft tissue mass

· Paining at site of mass

· Swelling at site of mass

· Symptoms resulting from compression of nearby tissues

Causes and Prevention

There are two more diseases having the same causes.to research the cause of Myosarcoma researching about these two may be helpful.

· Leiomyosarcoma

· Rhabdomyosarcoma

Treatments

Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy (also called radiotherapy) is a type of local therapy. It affects cells only in the treated area. Radiation therapy is used alone for small tumors or for patients who cannot have surgery. It may be used before surgery to kill cancer cells and shrink the tumor. It also may be used after surgery to destroy cancer cells that may remain in the area.

Surgery: Physicians at Mayo Clinic typically recommend that Myosarcoma be surgically removed whenever possible. Surgeons try to remove the primary cancer completely while minimizing the impact on the function and appearance of the affected part of the body. Patients who undergo surgery receive a thorough evaluation by an anesthesiologist prior to surgery.

Computed tomography (CT): is a medical imaging method employing tomography created by computer processing. Digital geometry processing is used to generate a three-dimensional image of the inside of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation.