Rhabdomyosarcoma surgery
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Surgery
- Surgery to remove the tumor 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.
- Patients whose tumors have metastasized usually have a poor chance for long-term survival.
| Location | Symptoms |
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| Head and neck | Wide local excision; chemotherapy +/- Radiation therapy |
| Bone around the eye | Biopsy; Chemotherapy + Raditherapy |
| Extremities | Wide local excision; Resection of nearby lymph nodes; Amputation for extensive tumors |
| Abdomen | |
| Abdomen or pelvis | Neoadjvant therapy with chemotherapy and radiotherapy; Wide local excision |
| Paratesticular region | Remaoval of testes and spermatic cord; Ipsilateral retroperitoneal lymphnode resection |