Rhabdomyosarcoma in All Age Groups at the Jos University Teaching Hospital.

Background: The designation Rabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is used to describe the malignant mesenchymal neoplasm that exhibits varying degree of skeletal muscle differentiation. RMS is the commonest malignancy of soft tissues afflicting children and adolescent up until age 20. It constitutes 5-10% of pediatric malignancies, and 7-9.

Childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: a review of 35 cases and literature.

Unlabelled: BCKGROUND: Rhabdomyosarcoma is one of the most frequent soft tissue sarcomas in children. It constitutes a unique group of soft tissue sarcomas found in children, primarily infants, toddlers and preschool pupils.

Objective: The purpose of this review is to examine all the cases of histologically confirmed childhood rhabdomyosarcomas; to re-examine the review pattern, and review recent advances in the biology of this neoplasm.