Treatment results of Para-Testicular Rhabdomyosarcoma (PT-RMS) using radiation as an alternative to retro-peritoneal nodal dissection: A single Institution experience.

Background: Para-testicular Rhabdomyosarcoma (PT-RMS) has a favorable treatment outcome adopting multidisciplinary management; resection, namely high inguinal orchiectomy ± retro-peritoneal lymph node dissection (RPLND) followed by standard or intensive chemotherapy ± adjuvant radiation therapy.

Patients And Methods: This is a retrospective study including all patients with pathologically proven PT-RMS, presented to the National Cancer Institute, Cairo University, during the period from 2005 to 2020. Endpoints included overall survival, disease free survival and patterns of failure of different treatment modalities.