 Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar
"Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A form of RHABDOMYOSARCOMA occurring mainly in adolescents and young adults, affecting muscles of the extremities, trunk, orbital region, etc. It is extremely malignant, metastasizing widely at an early stage. Few cures have been achieved and the prognosis is poor. "Alveolar" refers to its microscopic appearance simulating the cells of the respiratory alveolus. (Holland et al., Cancer Medicine, 3d ed, p2188)
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D018232
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.557.450.590.550.660.665 C04.557.450.795.550.660.665
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| Concept/Terms |
Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar- Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar
- Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcomas
- Rhabdomyosarcomas, Alveolar
- Rhabdomyosarcoma 2
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar" by people in Profiles.
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Rodeberg DA, Garcia-Henriquez N, Lyden ER, Davicioni E, Parham DM, Skapek SX, Hayes-Jordan AA, Donaldson SS, Brown KL, Triche TJ, Meyer WH, Hawkins DS. Prognostic significance and tumor biology of regional lymph node disease in patients with rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Apr 01; 29(10):1304-11.
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Raney RB, Anderson JR, Brown KL, Huh WW, Maurer HM, Meyer WH, Parham DM, Rodeberg DA, Wolden SL, Donaldson SS. Treatment results for patients with localized, completely resected (Group I) alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma on Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRSG) protocols III and IV, 1984-1997: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010 Oct; 55(4):612-6.
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