RT Book, Section
A1 Hay, Jr, William W.
A1 Levin, Myron J.
A1 Deterding, Robin R.
A1 Abzug, Mark J.
SR Print(0)
ID 1145458386
T1 Rhabdomyosarcoma
T2 Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Pediatrics
YR 2017
FD 2017
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264257614
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1145458386
RD 2024/04/23
AB Most  common  soft  tissue  sarcoma  occurring  in  childhoodAccounts  for  10%  of  solid  tumors  in  childhoodPeak  incidence  occurs  at  ages  2–5  years;  diagnosed  before  age  10  in  70%  of  childrenMales  are  affected  more  commonly  than  femalesCan  occur  anywhere  in  the  bodyClassified  into  subtypes  based  on  pathologic  featuresEmbryonal  (60–80%),  of  which  botryoid  is  a  variantAlveolar  (~15–20%)Undifferentiated  sarcoma  (8%)Pleomorphic,  which  is  seen  in  adults  (1%)Other  (11%)