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Organ, Connective Tissue, Muscle & Bone Tumors

Liver Cancer and Wilm's Tumor (kidney cancer) are pediatric cancers treated in the Pediatric Hematology / Oncology Clinic. You can learn about pediatric liver cancer on the Liver cancer web page. You can read about Wilm's tumor on the Wilm's Tumor web page.

Definition

"Sarcoma" is a term used to describe a whole family of cancers that arise in the body's connective tissues, which include fat, muscle, blood vessels, deep skin tissues, nerves, bones and cartilage. This kind of cancer can grow in the soft tissue of any part of the body. These are:

Getting Diagnosed / Treatment

Sarcomas are treated at the U-M Comprehensive Cancer Center's Pediatric Connective Tissue Oncology Clinic.

Please note:

Cancer treatments can sometimes cause long term side effects, including infertility. That's why a team of professionals from the Comprehensive Cancer Center, the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) laboratory combined to meet the unique reproductive needs of cancer patients. Please see the Fertility Counseling and Gamete Cryopreservation Program for more information.

 

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