​Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Soft tissue sarcoma is a cancer that affect the soft tissues of the body. These are the tissues that connect, support and cover other organs and structures in your body. Soft tissue sarcoma can attack your skin, muscle, blood vessels, fat, deep skin tissues, ligaments, tendons and the lining of your joints. It can form in almost any part of your body, for instance your legs, arms or abdomen.​

In most cases of soft tissue sarcoma, the causal factor is not known. However, there are a number of factors that are thought to increase the risk of developing such a cancer, including age, certain genetic conditions (such as Retinoblastoma) and exposure to certain toxic chemicals (such as vinyl chloride).