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. 2020 Dec 30;4:33. doi: 10.21037/med-20-39

Table 1. Common and uncommon mediastinal sarcomas.

More common mediastinal sarcomas
   Synovial sarcoma
   Well-differentiated liposarcoma
   Dedifferentiated liposarcoma
   Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor
   Ewing sarcoma
   Leiomyosarcoma
   SMARCA4-deficient thoracic sarcoma
   Solitary fibrous tumor^
Less common mediastinal sarcomas
   Rhabdomyosarcoma
   Clear cell sarcoma
   Low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma
   Myxoid liposarcoma
   Alveolar soft part sarcoma
   Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
   Epithelioid sarcoma
   Extraskeletal myxoid chondrosarcoma
   Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma
   Extrarenal rhabdoid tumor
   Malignant pecoma
   Follicular dendritic cell sarcoma
   Angiosarcoma*
   Chondrosarcoma
   Osteosarcoma
   Chordoma
   Various undifferentiated sarcomas

^, solitary fibrous tumor is generally not included under the category of “sarcoma” but is included here due to its frequent occurrence and potential for aggressive/malignant behavior. *, the majority of angiosarcomas of the mediastinum have been reported in studies in which cardiac tumors were included, primary mediastinal angiosarcoma not associated with cardiac tissue is exceedingly rare.