title: Genitourinary rhabdomyosarcoma. Treatment options.
abstract: Dramatic improvements have occurred in the treatment and prognosis of the child with rhabdomyosarcoma over the past 2 decades. Increased understanding of tumor behavior has improved survival and focused attention on important quality of life issues. Future therapeutic advances will depend largely on an improved molecular understanding of altered cell behavior and the continued efforts of multi-institutional studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Urology, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, USA.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaefer
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Rink
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D012208:Rhabdomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D014565:Urogenital Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*