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)
| Descriptor ID |
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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Rhabdomyosarcoma, Alveolar" by people in Profiles.
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Thompson LDR, Jo VY, Agaimy A, Llombart-Bosch A, Morales GN, Machado I, Flucke U, Wakely PE, Miettinen M, Bishop JA. Sinonasal Tract Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma in Adults: A Clinicopathologic and Immunophenotypic Study of Fifty-Two Cases with Emphasis on Epithelial Immunoreactivity. Head Neck Pathol. 2018 Jun; 12(2):181-192.
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Leventhal DD, Spiegel J, Keane W. Laryngeal alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma involving the true vocal fold in an adult: Case report. Ear Nose Throat J. 2010 Dec; 89(12):E8.
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Raney RB, Chintagumpala M, Anderson J, Pappo A, Qualman S, Wharam M, Wiener E, Meyer W. Results of treatment of patients with superficial facial rhabdomyosarcomas on protocols of the Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRSG), 1984-1997. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 May; 50(5):958-64.
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Park JH, Hosalkar HS, Miller RE, Lackman RD. A rare case of osteosarcoma and rhabdomyosarcoma at the same site 7 years apart. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2008 Apr; 37(4):204-7.
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Ehlers JP, Penne RB, Eagle RC, Carrasco JR. Alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma presenting as an acute orbital mass in the medial rectus muscle. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2007 Mar-Apr; 23(2):149-51.