Soft Tissue Tumors

Question 1

4 soft tissue tumors to know?

Answer 1

Lipoma
Liposarcoma
Rhabdomyoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma

Question 2

What kind of tumor is a lipoma?

Most common what?

Answer 2

Benign tumor of fat

Most common benign soft tissue tumor is adults

Question 3

What kind of tumor is a liposarcoma?
Most common what?
what is the characteristic cell of it?

Answer 3

Malignant tumor of fat
Most common malignant soft tissue tumor in adults
Lipoblast

Question 4

What kind of tumor is a rhabdomyoma?

What is a specific type to know and it’s association?

Answer 4

Benign tumor of skeletal muscle

Cardiac rhabdomyoma associated with tuberous sclerosis

Question 5

What kind of tumor is rhabdomyosarcoma?
It is the most common what?
What is the characteristic cell and what does it stain positive for?
2 most common sites and what is another HY site to remember?

Answer 5

Malignant tumor of skeletal muscle
Most common malignant soft tissue tumor in children
Rhabdomyoblast with desmin
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