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Pelvic Rhabdomyosarcoma in Children
Author(s) -
BROECKER B. H.,
PLOWMAN N.,
PRITCHARD J.,
RANSLEY P. G.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
british journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 0007-1331
DOI - 10.1111/j.1464-410x.1988.tb06590.x
Subject(s) - rhabdomyosarcoma , medicine , sarcoma , pathology
Summary— Twenty children with pelvic rhabdomyosarcoma treated between 1976 and 1983 are reviewed. The survival rate was 55% (11/20), with a bladder salvage rate of 54.5% among survivors. Systemic chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy and/or surgery was most effective in producing cure.