Types of teen sarcoma

Soft tissue sarcomas can develop in any of the body’s soft tissue such as muscle, fat tissue and blood vessels.

There are many different types of soft tissue sarcomas, but the ones that tend to affect teenagers are rhabdomyosarcomas, synovial sarcomas and fibrosarcomas.

Rhabdomyosarcomas

The most common of the soft tissue sarcomas develops in muscles and their surrounding tissues. Rhabdomyosarcomas are most likely to occur in the head and neck, bladder or testes, but can sometimes develop in limb muscles.