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Soft tissue sarcoma

Illustration of soft tissue sarcoma

Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous (malignant) tumors that originate in the soft tissues of your body. This illustration shows a soft tissue sarcoma of the thigh muscle just above the knee.
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