Rhabdomyosarcom A Case Study

The prognosis (chance of recovery) and treatment options depend on where in the body the tumor started, the width of the tumor when the cancer was diagnosed, whether the tumor has spread to nearby lymph nodes or distant parts of the body, whether there are certain changes in the genes, the type of rhabdomyosarcoma, whether the tumor has been completely removed by surgery, whether the tumor responds to chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy, the patient’s age and general health, and whether the tumor has just been diagnosed or has recurred )come back). For patients with recurrent cancer, prognosis and treatment depend on where in the body the tumor recurred, whether the tumor was treated with radiation therapy, the size of the tumor when the cancer was diagnosed, and how much time has passed between the end of cancer treatment and when the cancer recurred.

The process used to find out if cancer has spread within the tissue or to other parts of the body is called staging. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment. The doctor will use results of the diagnostic test to help find out the stage of the disease. Treatment for childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is based on the stage and the amount of cancer that remains after the surgery to remove the tumors. The pathologist will use a microscope to check tissues, including lymph nodes, removed during surgery, and the edges of the areas where the cancer was removed. This is done to see if all the cancer cells were taken out during the surgery. There are three ways cancer spreads in the body. Cancer can be spread through tissue, the lymph system, and the blood. In the tissue, the cancer spreads from where it began by growing into nearby areas. In the lymph system, the cancer spreads from where it began by getting into the lymph