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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]
Overview
Rhabdomyosarcoma is considered as the most common malignant soft tissue tumors and the third most common extracranial solid tumors during childhood.
Historical Perspective
Discovery
- Rhabdomyosarcoma is derived from two Greek words, Rhabdo means rod shape and myo means muscle.[1]
- Rhabdomyosarcoma was firstly described by Weber (German physician) in 1854.
- In 1946, distinct morphology, histology, and classification of rhabdomyosarcoma was understood by Arthur Stout.[2]
- Stout announced Rhabdomyoblasts as a round, strap, racquet, and spider forms.[3]
- Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRSG) conducted thirty years of investigation about rhabdomyosarcoma.
References
- ↑ STOUT AP (1946). "Rhabdomyosarcoma of the skeletal muscles". Ann Surg. 123: 447–72. PMID 21018470.
- ↑ Stout AP (1946). "Rhabdomyosarcoma of the Skeletal Muscles". Ann Surg. 123 (3): 447–72. PMC 1803493. PMID 17858752.
- ↑ El Demellawy D, McGowan-Jordan J, de Nanassy J, Chernetsova E, Nasr A (2017). "Update on molecular findings in rhabdomyosarcoma". Pathology. 49 (3): 238–246. doi:10.1016/j.pathol.2016.12.345. PMID 28256213.