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What Is Fibrosarcoma?
Battling a progressive disease begins with being armed with essential information.
Fibrosarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) disease characterized by the presence of immature proliferating fibroblasts. Fibroblasts are cells that create fibrous tissue found throughout the body. Tendons, which connect your muscles to your bones, are made up of fibrous tissue.
There are more than 50 types of soft tissue sarcomas. Fibrosarcoma, also known as fibroblastic sarcoma, represents about 5 percent of primary bone sarcomas. The disease is extremely rare, affecting about 1 in 2 million people.
Fibrosarcoma Symptoms
Signs of fibrosarcoma can take a long time to appear. It can also be difficult to identify since it shares symptoms with several other forms of sarcoma. You might first notice a painless mass or swelling under your skin, usually in the abdomen. As it grows, it can interfere with your ability to use your limb.
Other signs and symptoms of fibrosarcoma may include:
- Pain and tenderness
- Coughing and increased breathlessness
- Dark stool
- Blood in vomit
- Irregular bleeding from the vagina
Fibrosarcoma affecting bones can be more complicated to diagnose. Symptoms of primary bone cancer include:
- Enlargement or swelling around the bone
- Increased pain in the area of the tumor
- Difficulty moving a joint or limb
- Fragile bones, causing them to break easily
- Numbness of the body
If you have persistent symptoms, schedule a meeting with your doctor.
Fibrosarcoma Causes
Currently, doctors do not know the exact cause of fibrosarcoma. However, certain factors may increase a man or woman’s risk, including:
- Radiation exposure
- Chemical exposure to vinyl chloride, arsenic, and dioxin
- Weakened or damaged lymph system
- Inherited disorders, including:
- Neurofibromatosis type 1
- Familial adenomatous polyposis
- Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome
- Li-Fraumeni syndrome
- Retinoblastoma
- Werner syndrome
- Tuberous sclerosis
Not everyone with risk factors will develop fibrosarcoma. Conversely, the absence of risk factors does not always guarantee immunity from the disease. If you have risk factors, discuss each one with your doctor.
Diagnostic Tests for Fibrosarcoma
Early diagnosis is key to improving your fibrosarcoma prognosis and life expectancy. However, identifying fibrosarcoma is not always a straightforward process. Your doctor may recommend the following procedures to determine which variant of cancer is at work:
- Physical and medical examination
- Standard x-rays
- Computed tomography (CT) scans
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans
- Positron emission tomography (PET) scans
- Ultrasound scans
- Biopsies or removal of a tissue sample for testing
Why Choose Us for Fibrosarcoma Alternative Treatments?
Our experts at New Hope Unlimited customize care to deliver the most successful treatment of fibrosarcoma, all while focusing on your quality of life. Using a team approach that brings together medical specialists in many areas, we offer everything you need for cancer treatment in one location. Our leading-edge technologies and treatment strategies focus on saving limbs, as well as their function and appearance.
Never lose sight of New Hope during your battle against cancer. We are here for you.
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Patient SatisfactionOur Patient-Centric Medical Facilities
At New Hope Unlimited, we pride ourselves in providing superior comfort, cleanliness, and cancer care at our 8,000 square foot medical treatment center in San Luis Rio Colorado, Mexico. We worked with renowned architects and contractors to create the ideal space for recovery, which includes state-of-the-art lounge areas and spacious private in-rooms that assure the comfort of our patients and their loved ones.
To make our patients feel right at home, we equip each private ward with high-definition U.S. television, quality bedding, and high-speed internet connection. And with proper nutrition playing a vital role in cancer recovery, New Hope Unlimited also fulfills the dietary needs of each patient using fresh, organic produce to prepare breakfasts, lunches, snacks, and dinners.
Comfort and cleanliness are also strictly implemented in our medical treatment rooms, which are equipped with the latest medical supplies and technology to provide the highest standard of care and treatment. Our medical center also has an in-house Hyperbaric Chamber, a well-established therapy for decompression sickness, exclusively available for our patients’ use.
Further, New Hope Unlimited has maintained its exceptional partnership with Hospital Migoo, a medical group composed of certified physicians and specialists committed to our patients’ care and well-being.
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FAQs
1. At what age is fibrosarcoma more common?
Adult fibrosarcoma is often diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 60.
2. In which part of the body does fibrosarcoma occur?
In most cases, fibrosarcoma affects fibrous tissue in the legs, arms, or trunk.
3. What specific treatments does New Hope Unlimited offer?
Learn about our alternative treatments for over 200 cancer types here.
4. How are the meals at your facility?
Our meal staff provides three healthy meals a day served along with snacks.
