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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Epidemiology and Demographics
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a relatively rare form of cancer. It is most common soft tissue sarcoma in children.
Incidence
Incidence may depend on the histologic subtype of rhabdomyosarcoma:
- Embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma: embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma peaks in the 0 to 4 year age group at approximately o.4 cases per 100,000 children, with a lower rate in adolescents, approximately 0.15 cases per 100,000 adolescents.
Age
- Rhabdomyosarcoma is most commonly seen in children aged one to five years old.
- Less commonly, it can also present in teens aged 15 to 19, and can even develop in adulthood, though this is even more rare.
- The incidence is 0.45 cases for 100,000 children and 50% of cases are seen in the first decade of life.