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Most soft-tissue tumors are benign, of which the majority are lipomas. Malignant sarcomas account for about 1% of all malignant tumors. Most sarcomas arise in the deep soft-tissues of the extremities, the incidence increasing with age. With current treatment, about one third of patients die of their disease, largely because of lung metastases. Currently, most authors recognize the categories of benign, locally aggressive, rarely metastasizing and frankly malignant tumors.
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Zhang, P.J. (2010). Tumors and Tumor-Like Lesions of the Soft-Tissues. In: Essentials in Bone and Soft-Tissue Pathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-89845-2_7
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