Pediatric soft tissue sarcomas
DM Loeb, K Thornton, O Shokek - Surgical Clinics of North America, 2008 - Elsevier
Soft tissue sarcomas in children are rare. Approximately 850 to 900 children and
adolescents are diagnosed each year with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) or a non-RMS soft
tissue sarcoma (NRSTS). RMS is more common in children 14 years old and younger and
NRSTS in adolescents and young adults. Infants get NRSTS, but their tumors constitute a
distinctive set of histologies. Surgery is a major therapeutic modality and radiation plays a
role. RMS is treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, whereas chemotherapy is reserved for the …
adolescents are diagnosed each year with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) or a non-RMS soft
tissue sarcoma (NRSTS). RMS is more common in children 14 years old and younger and
NRSTS in adolescents and young adults. Infants get NRSTS, but their tumors constitute a
distinctive set of histologies. Surgery is a major therapeutic modality and radiation plays a
role. RMS is treated with adjuvant chemotherapy, whereas chemotherapy is reserved for the …