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Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma

MedGen UID:
113091
•Concept ID:
C0220611
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Pediatric Rhabdomyosarcoma

Definition

An aggressive malignant mesenchymal neoplasm arising from skeletal muscle in children. Only a small percentage of tumors arise in the skeletal muscle of the extremities. The majority arise in other anatomic sites. [from NCI]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Clinicopathologic Features of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma and Treatment Outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria: A 10-year Review.
Brown BJ, Ogun GO, Akinmoladun VI, Ogundoyin OO, Abdus-Salam A, Olulana DI, Lawal TA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Jul 1;43(5):e625-e629. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002093. PMID: 33625089
Radiotherapy in the Management of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Mandeville HC
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019 Jul;31(7):462-470. Epub 2019 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.03.047. PMID: 30992168
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: new insight on biology and treatment.
Huh WW, Skapek SX
Curr Oncol Rep 2010 Nov;12(6):402-10. doi: 10.1007/s11912-010-0130-3. PMID: 20820958

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Clinicopathologic Features of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma and Treatment Outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria: A 10-year Review.
Brown BJ, Ogun GO, Akinmoladun VI, Ogundoyin OO, Abdus-Salam A, Olulana DI, Lawal TA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Jul 1;43(5):e625-e629. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002093. PMID: 33625089
Radiotherapy in the Management of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma.
Mandeville HC
Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol) 2019 Jul;31(7):462-470. Epub 2019 Apr 13 doi: 10.1016/j.clon.2019.03.047. PMID: 30992168
Maternal and birth characteristics and childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
Lupo PJ, Danysh HE, Skapek SX, Hawkins DS, Spector LG, Zhou R, Okcu MF, Papworth K, Erhardt EB, Grufferman S
Cancer Causes Control 2014 Jul;25(7):905-13. Epub 2014 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s10552-014-0390-6. PMID: 24831857Free PMC Article
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: recent advances and prospective views.
Wang C
J Dent Res 2012 Apr;91(4):341-50. Epub 2011 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/0022034511421490. PMID: 21917598Free PMC Article
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Rodeberg D, Paidas C
Semin Pediatr Surg 2006 Feb;15(1):57-62. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.11.009. PMID: 16458847

Diagnosis

Clinicopathologic Features of Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma and Treatment Outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria: A 10-year Review.
Brown BJ, Ogun GO, Akinmoladun VI, Ogundoyin OO, Abdus-Salam A, Olulana DI, Lawal TA
J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2021 Jul 1;43(5):e625-e629. doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000002093. PMID: 33625089
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Córdoba Rovira SM, Inarejos Clemente EJ
Radiologia 2016 Nov-Dec;58(6):481-490. Epub 2016 Nov 1 doi: 10.1016/j.rx.2016.09.003. PMID: 27810092
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: new insight on biology and treatment.
Huh WW, Skapek SX
Curr Oncol Rep 2010 Nov;12(6):402-10. doi: 10.1007/s11912-010-0130-3. PMID: 20820958
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Rodeberg D, Paidas C
Semin Pediatr Surg 2006 Feb;15(1):57-62. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.11.009. PMID: 16458847
The diagnosis and classification of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Tsokos M
Semin Diagn Pathol 1994 Feb;11(1):26-38. PMID: 8202644

Therapy

Maternal and birth characteristics and childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group.
Lupo PJ, Danysh HE, Skapek SX, Hawkins DS, Spector LG, Zhou R, Okcu MF, Papworth K, Erhardt EB, Grufferman S
Cancer Causes Control 2014 Jul;25(7):905-13. Epub 2014 May 16 doi: 10.1007/s10552-014-0390-6. PMID: 24831857Free PMC Article
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: new insight on biology and treatment.
Huh WW, Skapek SX
Curr Oncol Rep 2010 Nov;12(6):402-10. doi: 10.1007/s11912-010-0130-3. PMID: 20820958
Treatment for childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: the cost of cure.
Stevens MC
Lancet Oncol 2005 Feb;6(2):77-84. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(05)01733-X. PMID: 15683816
Update on childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
McDowell HP
Arch Dis Child 2003 Apr;88(4):354-7. doi: 10.1136/adc.88.4.354. PMID: 12651771Free PMC Article
Prognostic factors in childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Lancet 1989 Oct 21;2(8669):959-60. PMID: 2571870

Prognosis

The CYP2W1 enzyme: regulation, properties and activation of prodrugs.
Guo J, Johansson I, Mkrtchian S, Ingelman-Sundberg M
Drug Metab Rev 2016 Aug;48(3):369-78. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1080/03602532.2016.1188939. PMID: 27257736
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: recent advances and prospective views.
Wang C
J Dent Res 2012 Apr;91(4):341-50. Epub 2011 Sep 13 doi: 10.1177/0022034511421490. PMID: 21917598Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics and the prognosis of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma in 60 patients treated at a single institute.
Company F, Pedram M, Rezaei N
Acta Med Iran 2011;49(4):219-24. PMID: 21713731
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: new insight on biology and treatment.
Huh WW, Skapek SX
Curr Oncol Rep 2010 Nov;12(6):402-10. doi: 10.1007/s11912-010-0130-3. PMID: 20820958
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Rodeberg D, Paidas C
Semin Pediatr Surg 2006 Feb;15(1):57-62. doi: 10.1053/j.sempedsurg.2005.11.009. PMID: 16458847

Clinical prediction guides

Evaluation of functional and metabolic tumor volume using voxel-wise analysis in childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.
Maennlin S, Chaika M, Gassenmaier S, Grimm R, Sparber-Sauer M, Fuchs J, Schmidt A, Ebinger M, Hettmer S, Gatidids S, Dittmann H, Schäfer JF
Pediatr Radiol 2023 Mar;53(3):438-449. Epub 2022 Nov 18 doi: 10.1007/s00247-022-05540-2. PMID: 36399161Free PMC Article
Anaplasia in childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: An under reported entity.
Ahuja M, Tomar R, Thakur S, Mallya V, Mandal S, Khurana N, Sarin YK
Indian J Pathol Microbiol 2022 Oct-Dec;65(4):864-868. doi: 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_178_21. PMID: 36308195
The CYP2W1 enzyme: regulation, properties and activation of prodrugs.
Guo J, Johansson I, Mkrtchian S, Ingelman-Sundberg M
Drug Metab Rev 2016 Aug;48(3):369-78. Epub 2016 Jun 3 doi: 10.1080/03602532.2016.1188939. PMID: 27257736
An emerging evidence base for PET-CT in the management of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: systematic review.
Norman G, Fayter D, Lewis-Light K, Chisholm J, McHugh K, Levine D, Jenney M, Mandeville H, Gatz S, Phillips B
BMJ Open 2015 Jan 8;5(1):e006030. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006030. PMID: 25573522Free PMC Article
Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: new insight on biology and treatment.
Huh WW, Skapek SX
Curr Oncol Rep 2010 Nov;12(6):402-10. doi: 10.1007/s11912-010-0130-3. PMID: 20820958

Recent systematic reviews

Identifying barriers to treatment of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma in resource-limited settings: A literature review.
Papyan R, Tamamyan G, Danielyan S, Tananyan A, Muradyan A, Saab R
Pediatr Blood Cancer 2019 Jul;66(7):e27708. Epub 2019 Mar 25 doi: 10.1002/pbc.27708. PMID: 30907501
An emerging evidence base for PET-CT in the management of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: systematic review.
Norman G, Fayter D, Lewis-Light K, Chisholm J, McHugh K, Levine D, Jenney M, Mandeville H, Gatz S, Phillips B
BMJ Open 2015 Jan 8;5(1):e006030. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006030. PMID: 25573522Free PMC Article

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