A 47-year-old member asked:
what are the treatment options for rhabdomyosarcoma?
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Dr. Andrew Turrisi answered
47 years experience Radiation Oncology
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.
Answered on Dec 31, 2012
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