Metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma with exclusive distant lymph node involvement: A European Pediatric Soft tissue sarcoma Study Group (EpSSG) report.
Federico MercoliniJohannes H M MerksVeronique Minard ColinAlison CameronScheila E J Terwisscha van ScheltingaOsnat SherGiulia FicheraDaniel OrbachHeidi GlosliBeatrice CoppadoroSoledad Gallego MelconJulia C ChisholmGianni BisognoPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2022)
In our experience, patients with RMS and distant lymph node involvement as the only site of metastasis present an outcome superior than other metastatic patients and comparable to patients with locoregional nodal involvement. In particular, excellent outcomes were seen in the limited number of patients with fusion-negative tumors.
Keyphrases
- lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- sentinel lymph node
- end stage renal disease
- squamous cell carcinoma
- small cell lung cancer
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- young adults
- patient reported outcomes
- weight loss
- glycemic control
- patient reported