The purpose of this book is to integrate the most re- butions and support of my colleagues and friends cent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of pedi- at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical atric bone and soft tissue sarcomas. The book is di- School, St. Jude Children s Research Hospital, and the vided into two major sections, the ?rst of which pres- Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. In particular, I ents salient concepts in epidemiology, the impact of would like to thank Drs. George Buchanan, Charles novel tools in imaging and molecular biology, and the Pratt, William...