Fifteen children, 14 males and 1 female with a mean age of 4.9 years, were treated for rhabdomyosarcoma of the bladder and the prostate, between 1976 and 1985. In 14 patients, the disease was limited to the pelvis, while one had pulmonary metastases. The lesions were trigonal in 12 patients and invo
Organ-preserving management of rhabdomyosarcoma of the prostate and bladder in children
✍ Scribed by Silván, Ana María Alvarez; Gordillo, Mariá José Ortiz; Lopez, Ana Millan; Cuevas, Gregorio Pineda; Gutiérrez, José Alfaro; Iriondo, Juan María Loizaga; Cantón, Juan Antonio Garcia; Caro, Adolfo Martínez; Quesada, María Luisa Anguita; Arceaga, Miguel Angel Maillo; Vallés, María del Carmen García
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 23 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0098-1532
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✦ Synopsis
ten children between one and eight years of age with Group III pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma (IRS classification) and considered inoperable at diagnosis were treated primarily with intensive poly-chemotherapy. Complementary radio-therapy and conservative surgery were added as needed. Eight of the ten survive free of disease with functioning bladders for periods ranging from 5.7-18.4 years. Med. Pediatr. Oncol.
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