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Myosarcoma

Symptoms of Myosarcoma

• Asymptomatic in early stages
• Soft tissue mass
• Pain at site of mass - rare
• Swelling at site of mass - rare
• Symptoms resulting from compression of nearby tissues
• more symptoms...»

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Treatments for Myosarcoma

• Surgery - First line treatment for localized tumors
• Chemotherapy - Usually used as an adjuvant to surgery, but role is unclear
• Radiotherapy - May be used after surgery, especially with high grade sarcomas
• more treatments...»

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Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Myosarcoma:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Cancer-Related Home Testing:
• more...»

Wrongly Diagnosed with Myosarcoma?

• Misdiagnosis of Myosarcoma
• Failure to diagnose Myosarcoma
• Undiagnosed: Myosarcoma

Myosarcoma: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Myosarcoma:

• Death
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Causes of Myosarcoma

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Disease Topics Related To Myosarcoma

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Myosarcoma:

• Leiomyosarcoma
• Rhabdomyosarcoma
• more related diseases...»

Myosarcoma: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health: diseases that are commonly undiagnosed:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • PCOS -- Undiagnosed
  • Chlamydia -- Undiagnosed
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Cervical Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Breast Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Undiagnosed
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Myosarcoma

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Myosarcoma: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Muscle and Orthopedic Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Orthopedic Surgery
• Cancer Specialists:
  • Oncology (Cancer specialists)
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Pediatric Hematology / Oncology (Child Cancer/Leukemia)
  • Radiation Oncology (Diagnostic/X-rays)
  • Gynecological Oncology
  • Hematology (Blood/Leukemia Specialists)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Myosarcoma

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Myosarcoma:

• Cancer (Oncology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

Hospital & Clinic quality ratings »

Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Myosarcoma, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experience Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Myosarcoma: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Women's Reproductive Health -- rare types of diseases:
  • Overactive Bladder Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • PCOS -- Rare Types
  • Chlamydia -- Rare Types
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease -- Rare Types
  • Cervical Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Breast Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Ovarian Cancer -- Rare Types
  • Von Willebrand Disease -- Rare Types
  • more ...»
• more rare diseases...»

Myosarcoma: Animations

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Research about Myosarcoma

Visit our research pages for current research about Myosarcoma treatments.

Clinical Trials for Myosarcoma

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Myosarcoma include:

• Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Previously Untreated Rhabdomyosarcoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - cyclophosphamide,dactinomycin,filgrastim,sargramostim,topotecan,vincristine
• Gallium Nitrate in Treating Children With Brain Tumor, Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, or Refractory Solid Tumors - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - gallium nitrate
• Docetaxel in Treating Children With Recurrent Solid Tumors - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - docetaxel,filgrastim
• Cryosurgery in Treating Patients With Soft Tissue Sarcoma - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Combination Chemotherapy, Peripheral Stem Cell Transplantation, and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Ewing's Sarcoma, Peripheral Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor, or Rhabdomyosarcoma - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - busulfan,filgrastim,melphalan,thiotepa
• more trials...»

See full list of 111 Clinical Trials for Myosarcoma

Myosarcoma: Broader Related Topics

• Sarcoma
• Cancer
• Soft tissue tumors
• Muscle conditions
• more types...»

Types of Myosarcoma

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Definitions of Myosarcoma:

Sarcoma of muscle tissue - (Source - WordNet 2.1)

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