title: Tumors of striated muscle.
abstract: Three benign forms of muscle tumors and three variants of rhabdomyosarcoma are discussed from the point of view of their histology and behabior. Recent combined modality therapy has significantly improved the prognosis in at least the embryonal form of rhabdomyosarcoma.
mesh_terms: D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009379:Neoplasms, Muscle Tissue / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012207:Rhabdomyoma / Q000473:pathology; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy