Rhabdomyosarcoma surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma may consists of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. Surgical resection of the rhabdomyosarcoma is often difficult or impossible because the tumor is usually embedded deep within the tissue, leaving it difficult to reach.
Surgery
- Surgical resection of the rhabdomyosarcoma is often difficult or impossible because the tumor is usually embedded deep within the tissue, leaving it difficult to reach.
- If a tumor presents itself in the extremities, amputation is often necessary to improve survival.
- If there is no evidence of metastasis, surgery combined with chemotherapy and radiation offer the best prognosis.
- The treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma varies depending upon the location of tumor:[1]
| Location | Symptoms |
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| Head and neck | Wide local excision; chemotherapy +/- radiation therapy |
| Bone around the eye | Biopsy; chemotherapy + radiation therapy |
| Extremities | Wide local excision; resection of nearby lymph nodes; amputation for extensive tumors |
| Abdomen or pelvis | Neoadjvant therapy with chemotherapy and radiotherapy; wide local excision |
| Paratesticular region | Removal of testes and spermatic cord; ipsilateral retroperitoneal lymphnode resection |