rhabdomyosarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly aggressive form of cancer that develops from mesenchymal cells that have failed to fully differentiate into myocytes of skeletal muscle. Cells of the tumor are identified as rhabdomyoblasts.
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- Non-contrast CT scan of head showing a large mass without any intracranial extension. The diagnosis was post-auricular congenital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
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Research
17,730 papers- Evolving classification of rhabdomyosarcoma.Histopathology · 2022
- Rhabdomyosarcoma--working out the pathways.Oncogene · 1999
- Rhabdomyosarcoma: review for the ophthalmologist.Survey of ophthalmology · 2003
- Rhabdomyosarcoma in adults.Seminars in diagnostic pathology · 1994
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- Types
- Embryonal
- Embryonal subtype
- Alveolar
- Pleomorphic
- Spindle-cell/sclerosing
- Signs and symptoms
- Risk factors
- Genetic
- Diagnosis
- Staging
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
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Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a highly aggressive form of cancer that develops from mesenchymal cells that have failed to fully differentiate into myocytes of skeletal muscle. Cells of the tumor are identified as rhabdomyoblasts.
The four subtypes are embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma, and spindle-cell/sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma. Embryonal and alveolar are the main groups, and these types are the most common soft tissue sarcomas of childhood and adolescence. The pleomorphic type is usually found in adults.