What are the key statistics about soft tissue sarcomas?

The American Cancer society's for soft tissue sarcomas in the United States for 2013 are (these statistics include both adults and children):

• About 11,410 new soft tissue sarcomas will be diagnosed (6,290 cases in males and 5,120 cases in females).
• 4,390 Americans (2,500 males and 1,890 females) are expected to die of soft tissue sarcomas.

The most common types of sarcoma in adults are malignant fibrous histiocytoma, liposarcoma, and leiomyosarcoma. Certain types are more common in certain areas of the body than others. For example, leiomyosarcomas are the most common abdominal sarcoma, while liposarcomas and malignant fibrous histiocytomas are most common in legs. But pathologists (doctors who specialize in diagnosing cancers by how they look under the microscope), may not always agree on the exact type of sarcoma. Sarcomas of uncertain type are very common.