rhabdomyosarcoma
Sign in to saveRhabdomyosarcoma (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.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
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- Medical condition.caption
- Non-contrast CT scan of head showing a large mass without any intracranial extension. The diagnosis was post-auricular congenital alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Medical condition.field
- Oncology
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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
- Perianal rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult: A case report and review of the literature.Medicine · 2023
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- childhood cancer
- Image
- Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma - high mag.jpg
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- Commons category
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C3359
- health specialty
- oncology
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- melphalan
- exact match
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Types
- Embryonal
- Embryonal subtype
- Alveolar
- Pleomorphic
- Spindle-cell/sclerosing
- Signs and symptoms
- Risk factors
- Genetic
- Diagnosis
- Staging
- Treatment
- Prognosis
- Epidemiology
- History
- Research
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- References
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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.
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