Tomohito Hagi

1 INTRODUCTION Soft tissue sarcomas (STSs) are rare malignant tumors of mesenchymal derivation that represent a heterogeneous group with many subtypes.1, 2 STSs are associated with significant morbidity and mortality and account for less than 1% of all malignancies; the incidence rate gradually increased over the last decade.3-5 Microscopic examination of tissue slides is an essential step in STS diagnosis.6 Pathologists evaluate STS from its morphological characteristics, architectural...

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This is an early access version, the complete PDF, HTML, and XML versions will be available soon. Open AccessCommunication by Ryohei Adachi , Tomoki Nakamura *, Kunihiro Asanuma , Tomohito Hagi , Teruya Uchiyama and Akihiro Sudo Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine, Tsu 514-8507, Japan * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Curr. Oncol.