Tumors and Rhabdomysarcoma: What are tumors? By: Lee

How is a tumor started? it originates in the soft tissues of the body usually starts in the skeletal muscles which leads to the question, what is a tumor?...

What is a tumor? there are lots of CELLS in the body normally CELLS reproduce in an orderly manner and don’t just multiply and multiply Well, a tumor is an abnormal mass of CELL tissue Do you see a pattern here? Hint Hint.

Rhabdomyosarcoma the most common spots to find this tumor is the head, neck, bladder, vagina, arms, legs, and trunk (which is the torso)

Types of Rhabdomyosarcoma Embryonal: This type occurs most often in the head and neck area or in the genital or urinary organs. It is the most common typeEmbryonalgenitalurinaryorgans Alveolar: This type occurs most often in the arms or legs, chest, abdomen, or genital or anal areas. It usually occurs during the teen years abdomenanal Anaplastic: This type rarely occurs in childrenAnaplastic Botryoid type. A variant of the embryonal type; the tumor arises as a grape-like lesion in mucosal-lined hollow organs such as the vagina and urinary bladder Alveolar type. A more aggressive tumor which usually involves the muscles of the extremities or trunk. Pleomorphic type. Usually seen in adults and arises in muscles of the extremities.

What causes Rhabdomyosarcoma? It is believed that some rhabdomyosarcoma tumors begin developing in the fetus Rhabdomyoblasts are the cells at the initial stages of development of an unborn baby Rhabdomyosarcomas usually have some type of chromosome abnormality in the cells of a tumor, which is responsible for the tumor formation

The symptoms for Rhabdomyosarcoma A tumor or mass that can be seen or felt (may or may not painful) Bleeding from the nose, vagina (boy part or girl part), rectum, or throat (may occur if the location of the tumor is in the area) Tingling, numbness, pain, and movement (may be affected if the tumor compresses nerves in the area) Protrusion of the eye or a drooping eyelid (may indicate a tumor behind the area) A lump or swelling that keeps getting bigger or does not go away. It may be painful. Bulging of the eye Headache. Trouble urinating or having bowel movementsurinatingbowel Blood in the urineBloodurine These symptoms will mostly be the same with different types of tumors

Chance of recovery depends on Where in the body the tumor startedtumor The size of the tumor at the time of diagnosisdiagnosis Whether the tumor can be completely removed by surgerysurgery Whether the tumor has spread to lymph nodes or distant parts of the bodylymph nodes The type of rhabdomyosarcoma The patient's age and general health Whether the tumor has just been diagnosed or has recurred (come back)recurred

Treatments and surgery Surgery. Resection (removal) of the primary tumor. If necessary after chemotherapy or radiation has shrunk the tumor. Chemotherapy. The following chemotherapy agents are commonly used: vincristine, cyclophosphamide, dactinomycin, adriamycin, ifosfamide, VP-16. Radiation. External beam radiation is used in some cases of rhabdomyosarcoma.

Specific treatment for rhabdomyosarcoma will be determined by your child's physician based on... your child's age, overall health, and medical history extent of the disease your child's tolerance for specific medications, procedures, or therapies how your child's physician expects the disease may progress your opinion or preference

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