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what is rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Muscle cancer: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a cancer or muscles. It is rare and needs to be treated by a team of physicians.

Question 2

what can cause rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Unknown: The etiology of rms is really unknown. There have been correlations to recreational drug use in utero, radiation exposure in utero, low socioecomic factors, and antibiotic use shortly after birth. There are genetic syndromes associated with a higher incidence as well. Those should be researched with a geneticist. All rms should see a geneticist.

Question 3

how would you treat rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Need to know yur Age: Are you seeing an Oncologist? What stage of Cancer do you have? Have you been advised to take treatment or not yet? More details will help us to guide you better.

Question 4

what are the tests for rhabdomyosarcoma?

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CT and MRI: Depending on where this soft tissue malignancy is determines the more appropriate test. Both may be of benefit in the workup or follow up because they work on different physical principles when imaging the body's tissues and organs.

Question 5

what are the symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Depends: It really depends on the location of the rhabdomyosarcoma. The most common presenting symptoms/signs of rhabdomyosarcoma are pain in the area of the tumor and a palpable soft tissue mass. Depending on the site of disease like around the bladder one can present with signs of urinary obstruction.

Question 6

once rhabdomyosarcoma is gone, is it forever?

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Rhabdo tends: To occur in pediatric population, embryonal cell type, anatomically centered in head & neck or gu sites. Alveolar less age and location dependent. 90-95% of recurrences occur in 2 years. At risk until that interval passed.

Question 7

what are the common symptoms of rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Mass or swelling: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant (cancerous) condition of muscle. The only finding may be a painless swelling or mass that doesn't fluctuate in size and may be increasing in size. These are uncommon tumors that are best diagnosed with mri.

Question 8

where can i go to get treated for rhabdomyosarcoma?

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Subspecialist: Rhabdomyosarcomas are best treated by a musculoskeletal oncologist. If you've been diagnosed, more than likely you have a referral pending for seeing a subspecialist already. It is not typically treated by a general orthopedist.

Question 9

just found out i have rhabdomyosarcoma, what do i do?

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Review diagnosis: Be sure at least two, and preferably more, pathologists agree on the diagnosis.  There are some serious pitfalls.

Question 10

what to do if my little sister has rhabdomyosarcoma!?

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Radiation: Rhabdomyosarcoma is a malignant lesion of striated muscle.  It can occur in the vagina as sarcoma botroides, in the spermatic cord and in the head and neck area, especially orbit.  While chemo can help, it is known that these lesions are very sensitive to radiation therapy and where radical surgery was once employed, conservative management is very effective.

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