Results. A sodium test checks how much sodium (an electrolyte and a mineral) is in the blood. The normal values listed here-called a reference range-are just a guide. These ranges vary from lab to lab, and your lab may have a different range for what's normal.Your lab report should contain the range your lab uses. sodium test checks how much sodium (an electrolyte and a mineral) is in the blood. The normal values listed here-called a reference range-are just a guide.
A sarcoma is a rare kind of cancer. Sarcomas are different from the much more common carcinomas because they happen in a different kind of tissue. Sarcomas grow in connective tissue -- cells that connect or support other kinds of tissue in your body. These tumors are most common in the bones, muscles, tendons, cartilage, nerves, fat, and blood vessels of your arms and legs, but they can happen anywhere. Although there are more than 50 types of sarcoma, they can be grouped into two main kinds: soft tissue sarcoma and bone sarcoma, or osteosarcoma.
Soft tissue sarcomas are cancerous tumors that begin in the soft tissues of the body such as muscles, fat, joints, nerves, and blood vessels. They are not common, accounting for about 1% of all cancers. It is estimated that there are approximately 30 new cases of soft tissue sarcoma per year among every one million people.