Classification of Soft Tissue Tumors

Soft tissue tumors may be classified as follows:

Tumors of Adipose Tissue

Lipomas

Liposarcoma

Tumor and Tumor Like Lesions of Fibrous Tissue

Nodular Fasciitis

Fibromatoses

• Superficial
• Deep

Fibrosarcoma

Fibrohistiocytic Tumors

Fibrous histiocytoma

Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Tumors of Skeletal Muscles

Rhabdomyoma

Rhabdomyosarcoma

Tumors of Smooth Muscles

Leiomyoma

Leiomyosarcoma

Vascular Tumors

Hemangioma

Lymphangioma

Hemangioendothelioma

Angiosarcoma

Peripheral Nerve Tumors

Neurofibroma

Schwannoma

Granular cell tumor

Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Tumors of Uncertain Histiogenesis

Synovial sarcoma

Alveolar soft part sarcoma

Epitheloid sarcoma