Rhabdomyosarcoma in children

Issues in diagnosis and complex treatment of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma were studied in 198 patients with morphologically verified disease. Tumors most often developed in the genitourinary organs (36.6%), head and neck (37%) and--less frequently--on the trunk and extremities (26.4%). The diagnostic...

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Published in:	Voprosy onkologij Vol. 36; no. 11; p. 1312
Main Authors:	Bukhny, A F, Belkina, B M, Blinov, V M, Ivanova, N M, Lobanov, G V, Nechushkina, I V, Poliakov, V G, Telepneva, S I, Tseĭtlin, G Ia
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 1990
Subjects:	Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols - therapeutic use Child Child, Preschool Combined Modality Therapy Female Humans Male Postoperative Care Preoperative Care Radiotherapy Dosage Rhabdomyosarcoma - mortality Rhabdomyosarcoma - radiotherapy Rhabdomyosarcoma - therapy
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Summary:	Issues in diagnosis and complex treatment of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma were studied in 198 patients with morphologically verified disease. Tumors most often developed in the genitourinary organs (36.6%), head and neck (37%) and--less frequently--on the trunk and extremities (26.4%). The diagnostic workup included instrumental methods, ultrasonography and computed tomography. All modern modalities of cancer treatment, viz. surgery, drug and radiotherapy were used in those patients. As a rule, treatment was either combined or complex. Two-year-survival rate ranged from 83% for rhabdomyosarcoma of the orbit to 50% for those of the trunk and extremities and 47% for head and neck neoplasms. Two-year survival for patients with rhabdomyosarcoma of non-genitourinary sites was 54%.
ISSN:	0507-3758