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A cancerous tumor that grows in the bones or the tissue around bones (soft tissue) — often the legs, pelvis, ribs, arms or spine. Ewing sarcoma can spread to the lungs, bones and bone marrow. 

A type of cancer of the bones and the most common type of bone cancer in children and teens. This cancer arises most often in the wide ends of long bones, such as the femur and tibia in the upper and lower leg, and the humerus in the upper arm. And it can also occur in flat bones that support and protect vital organs, including the bones of the pelvis and the skull.

A type of cancerous tumor that arises in the soft tissue, such as muscles.

This group of tumors includes clear cell sarcoma, dermatofibrosarcoma, epithelioid sarcoma, fibrosarcoma, hemangiopericytoma, leiomyosarcoma, liposarcoma, malignant fibrous histiocytoma, malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor, non-synovial cell sarcoma and undifferentiated sarcoma. NRSTS tumors develop in the soft tissues of the body.

A kind of soft tissue sarcoma, this type of cancer arises from soft tissues near the joints but can sometimes develop in the kidney and lung. Synovial sarcoma is a very rare tumor and is seen more often in young people.

A kind of sarcoma that originates in the area on either side of the spine (paraspinal region). It can also involve the space within the vertebrae known as the spinal canal (vertebrae and epidural region). Paraspinal sarcomas are rare but usually very serious.

A soft-part sarcoma that usually appears as a non-painful lump in a leg or buttock. Nodules from the lump tend to travel to the lungs, brain and liver. This type of tumor grows slowly but spreads and returns easily.