ABSTRACT
Soft tissue sarcomas are the most common subset of tumors that arise from the embryonic mesoderm. The term sarcoma is derived from the Greek sarkoma meaning ‘fleshy growth’ and sarcomas can occur anywhere in the body. Resectional surgery is the principal treatment modality for primary localized disease as adult soft tissue sarcomas are relatively chemo-insensitive, and radiotherapy is of value in a curative context as an adjunct to completely resected disease. The great variation in anatomical location of what is a particularly rare form of malignancy presents particular problems to the surgical oncologist managing these tumors.
