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Skeletal muscle cancer

MedGen UID:
233669
•Concept ID:
C1334619
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cancer of skeletal muscle tissue; Malignant Neoplasm of Skeletal Muscle; malignant neoplasm of skeletal muscle; malignant neoplasm of skeletal muscle tissue; Malignant Neoplasm of the Skeletal Muscle; malignant neoplasm of the skeletal muscle; Malignant Skeletal Muscle Neoplasm; malignant skeletal muscle neoplasm; malignant skeletal muscle tissue neoplasm; Malignant Skeletal Muscle Tumor; malignant skeletal muscle tumor; malignant skeletal muscle tumour; Malignant Tumor of Skeletal Muscle; malignant tumor of skeletal muscle; Malignant Tumor of the Skeletal Muscle; malignant tumor of the skeletal muscle; malignant tumour of skeletal muscle; malignant tumour of the skeletal muscle; skeletal muscle cancer; skeletal muscle tissue cancer
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0002847

Definition

A malignant neoplasm arising from skeletal muscle. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSkeletal muscle cancer

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Validity of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer: A multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of different indicators of reduced muscle mass and disease severity.
Dos Santos ALS, Santos BC, Frazão LN, Miranda AL, Fayh APT, Silva FM, Gonzalez MC, Correia MITD, Souza NC, Anastácio LR, Maurício SF
Nutrition 2024 Mar;119:112324. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112324. PMID: 38215671

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Nephroblastoma overexpressed (NOV/CCN3) gene: a paired-domain-specific PAX3-FKHR transcription target that promotes survival and motility in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma cells.
Zhang Y, Wang C
Oncogene 2011 Aug 11;30(32):3549-62. Epub 2011 Mar 21 doi: 10.1038/onc.2011.69. PMID: 21423212Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Validity of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer: A multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of different indicators of reduced muscle mass and disease severity.
Dos Santos ALS, Santos BC, Frazão LN, Miranda AL, Fayh APT, Silva FM, Gonzalez MC, Correia MITD, Souza NC, Anastácio LR, Maurício SF
Nutrition 2024 Mar;119:112324. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112324. PMID: 38215671

Therapy

Electroactive functional microenvironments from bioactive polymers: A new strategy to address cancer.
Ribeiro S, Soares M, Hermenegildo B, Correia V, Díez AG, Lanceros-Mendez S, Ribeiro C
Biomater Adv 2022 Jun;137:212849. Epub 2022 May 14 doi: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212849. PMID: 35929277
PDGFR-A is a therapeutic target in alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma.
Taniguchi E, Nishijo K, McCleish AT, Michalek JE, Grayson MH, Infante AJ, Abboud HE, Legallo RD, Qualman SJ, Rubin BP, Keller C
Oncogene 2008 Nov 20;27(51):6550-60. Epub 2008 Aug 4 doi: 10.1038/onc.2008.255. PMID: 18679424Free PMC Article

Prognosis

Validity of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer: A multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of different indicators of reduced muscle mass and disease severity.
Dos Santos ALS, Santos BC, Frazão LN, Miranda AL, Fayh APT, Silva FM, Gonzalez MC, Correia MITD, Souza NC, Anastácio LR, Maurício SF
Nutrition 2024 Mar;119:112324. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112324. PMID: 38215671

Clinical prediction guides

Validity of the GLIM criteria for the diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with colorectal cancer: A multicenter study on the diagnostic performance of different indicators of reduced muscle mass and disease severity.
Dos Santos ALS, Santos BC, Frazão LN, Miranda AL, Fayh APT, Silva FM, Gonzalez MC, Correia MITD, Souza NC, Anastácio LR, Maurício SF
Nutrition 2024 Mar;119:112324. Epub 2023 Dec 6 doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2023.112324. PMID: 38215671

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