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Radiation Oncology • Sarcoma
How do you treat pleomorphic rhabdomyosarcoma in an adult?
Do you follow pediatric protocols or treat this more like a high grade soft tissue sarcoma? Specifically for paratesticular pleomorphic RMS, do you adjuvantly treat the primary, nodes, both, or neither?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare malignancy, with ~350 cases annually in the United States, but most commonly occurs in children. Thus, adult rhabdomyosarcoma is exceedingly rare. As a result, there are very limited data on adult rhabomyosarcoma to guide treatment decisions and much is extrapolated from t...
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