A 47-year-old member asked:
What are the treatment options for rhabdomyosarcoma?
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Andrew Turrisianswered
Radiation Oncology 48 years experience
A rare disease group: Dominant in pedatric age, cluster in genitourinary locations and head and neck, adjacent to meninges. Surgery to remove is best; chemotherapy is used when indicated, and radiotherapy only when benefit outstrips adverse effects to growing bones and muscles, so very age dependent.
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A 44-year-old member asked:
What is the treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma?
1 doctor answer • 7 doctors weighed in
Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 50 years experience
Let us try to help: Treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma consists of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and sometimes surgery. Surgery to remove the tumor may be difficult or impossible depending on the location of the tumor.
5.8k viewsReviewed Jul 01, 2022
Last updated Dec 31, 2012
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