Rhabdomyosarcoma

A malignant solid tumor arising from mesenchymal tissues which normally differentiate to form striated muscle. It can occur in a wide variety of sites. It is divided into four distinct types: pleomorphic, predominantly in male adults; alveolar (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, ALVEOLAR), mainly in adolescents and young adults; embryonal (RHABDOMYOSARCOMA, EMBRYONAL), predominantly in infants and children; and botryoidal, also in young children. It is one of the most frequently occurring soft tissue sarcomas and the most common in children under 15. (From Dorland, 27th ed; Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p2186; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, pp1647-9)

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Rhabdomyosarcomas

Neoplasms: 1324753
- Neoplasms by Histologic Type: 2
  - Connective and Soft Tissue Neoplasms: 1
    - Sarcoma: 23140
      - Myosarcoma: 33
        Rhabdomyosarcoma: 3956
    - Muscle Tissue Neoplasms: 89
      - Myosarcoma: 33
        Rhabdomyosarcoma: 3956

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