{"id":9315,"date":"2025-07-31T11:16:51","date_gmt":"2025-07-31T09:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/what-we-treat\/other-diagnoses\/sarkomy\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T11:03:51","slug":"sarcomas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/what-we-treat\/other-diagnoses\/sarcomas\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarcomas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gdc_row\">\n<div class=\"gdc_column gdc_chalf\">\n<div class=\"gdc_inner\">\n<p>Sarcomas are a&nbsp;rare group of cancerous diseases that develop in soft tissues such as muscles, fatty tissue, connective tissue, nerves, and bones. They account for less than 1% of all tumors in adults. Although this is a&nbsp;very diverse group of diagnoses, they share a&nbsp;similar approach to treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The most common soft tissue sarcomas in adults include liposarcoma, synovial sarcoma, leiomyosarcoma, and tumors originating in nerve tissue. Less common are bone sarcomas such as osteosarcoma, Ewing&#8217;s&nbsp;sarcoma, and chondrosarcoma.<\/p>\n<h4>Who is most likely to develop the disease?<\/h4>\n<p>Sarcomas can affect both children and adults. In adults, they usually appear in middle and old age, but some types also affect younger patients.<\/p>\n<p>Tumors tend to remain hidden for a&nbsp;long time. They manifest themselves, for example, as a&nbsp;gradually enlarging lump, pain, or limited movement in the affected area. It is therefore important to have any suspicious changes examined as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<h4>How are sarcomas treated?<\/h4>\n<p>The treatment of sarcomas is usually combined and may include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>surgical removal of the tumor,<\/li>\n<li>radiotherapy (irradiation),<\/li>\n<li>chemotherapy, depending on the type of sarcoma.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The aim is to remove the tumor as effectively as possible while preserving the function of the affected part of the body, such as a&nbsp;limb.<\/p>\n<p>Radiotherapy can be part of treatment before surgery to shrink the tumor, after surgery to reduce the risk of recurrence, or as the main treatment when surgery is not possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gdc_column gdc_chalf\">\n<div class=\"gdc_inner\">\n<h3><strong>Why choose proton therapy?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Sarcomas can be located near important structures such as nerves, blood vessels, intestines, kidneys, or pelvic organs. It is in such situations that gentle and precise radiation plays a&nbsp;role.<\/p>\n<h4>Advantages of proton therapy:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>It allows the high dose of radiation required for some types of sarcomas to be administered.<\/li>\n<li>It spares surrounding healthy tissue and organs.<\/li>\n<li>It reduces the risk of complications and late effects.<\/li>\n<li>It allows for repeated radiation in the event of disease recurrence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Proton therapy is often considered for sarcomas in difficult locations, such as the retroperitoneum (the area behind the abdomen), pelvis, head, and neck, and for tumors near the spine and nerve structures.<\/p>\n<h4>Who can be recommended for proton therapy?<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Patients with tumors located near sensitive organs (e.g., the small intestine, kidneys, or nerve structures)<\/li>\n<li>for patients in whom it was not possible to completely remove the tumor surgically or who are at higher risk of recurrence,<\/li>\n<li>if a&nbsp;higher dose of radiation is needed for treatment,<\/li>\n<li>for tumours that cannot be safely operated on.<\/li>\n<li>in case of recurrence of the disease, when it is necessary to irradiate the same area again.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":9285,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-service-detail-with-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9315","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9315"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9315\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9320,"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9315\/revisions\/9320"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ptc.cz\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}