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Clinical analysis of rhabdomyosarcoma in 8 children .
Feng Chen,Tang Suoqin,Huang Dongsheng
2005, 20(05):
297-299 .
Abstract Objective To analyze the clinical characteristics of the childhood rhabdomyosarcoma.Methods Clinical data was analyzed in 8 children with rhabdomyosarcoma.Results From Jan,1998 to Oct,2002,eight children with rhabdomyosarcoma had been diagnosed in our department,5 boys and 3 girls,7 months to 11 years old.Primary site was head and neck (n=4),extremities(n=2),kidney (n=1),bile duct(n=1).2,2,1,3 patients were in stage Ⅰ,Ⅱ,Ⅲ,Ⅳ respectively.Pathological data revealed embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma(n=7) and alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma(n=1).The clinical manifestation was mass in primary site or the tumor erodes.All patients had been diagnosed pathologically.The treatment included multimodal therapy with combination of surgery,chemotherapy,and radiation,whose doses were 40 to 50 Gy.Chemotherapy was given to all patients with VDCA、VAC or VadrC.The patients with preStage II have received chemotherapy with protocol of VAC or VadrC for two years.The protocol of VDCA has been used to the patients with Stage Ⅲand Ⅳ for 14 weeks,then the VAC or VadrC has been used until 2 years later.Two year EFS was 37.5%.Conclusion The head and neck are the most common primary site for rhabdomyosarcoma in children,with mainly histological embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma.Early diagnosis and combination therapy including surgery,chemotherapy,and radiation are key for those with rhabdomyosarcoma to get long EFS.
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