title: [Clinical manifestations and diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma of childhood at different sites].
abstract: Soft tissue sarcomas occupy the fourth place in the pattern of malignant neoplasms in children. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is more common (about 38%) among various morphological variants of soft tissue sarcomas. The specific features of RMS sites (the head and neck, torso and extremities, viscera, small pelvis, chest, and abdomen, genitalia) determine a diversity of clinical manifestations, as well as diagnostic problems. There are a great deal of diagnostic errors that are as high as 85%. Diagnosing RMS in children should be comprehensive and based on clinical, instrumental, laboratory, X-ray, radionuclide, ultrasonic, and morphological findings.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Sharov
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology