HISTOLOGY 3 BIOLOGY 5 OOLIITITTTSSSSSL1 RHABDOMYOSARCOMA PT eS Ne aA Woeate) Koleh wee TlolRoleh ay WHAT IS RHABDOMYOSARCOMA? + Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant tumor (‘cancer’) that arises from a normal skeletal muscle cell + Rhabdomyoblasts form about 7 weeks into the development of an embryo and has the potential to develop into RMS + Much more commen in children than in adultsHISTOLOGY 3 BIOLOGY 5 SIGNS AND SYMPTOMPS -Nosebleed and symptoms similar to a sinus infection + Ear - Earaches, bleeding, or discharge from the ear canal - mass growing from the ear canal + Behind the eye -May cause the eye to bulge or swell - may make the child look cross-eyed + Bladder, urinary tract, vagina, testicles - May cause blood in the urine and make urinating difficult - Bleeding from the vagina - Mass growing from the vagina - Rapid growth around the testicles + Abdomen or Pelvis -Abdominal pain, vomiting, constipationHISTOLOGY 3 BIOLOGY 5 TYPES OF RHABDOMYOSARCOMA embryonal RMS 1 SUALLY DEVELOPS IN THE HEAD AND NECK AREA, GENITALS, OR URINARY TRACT 2 alveolar RMS MOST OFTEN AFFECTS THE ARMS OR aoe LEGS, CHEST, OR ABDOMEN ceHISTOLOGY 3 BIOLOGYS HTTPS://WWW.CANCER.NET/CANCER- TYPES/RHABDOMYOSARCOMA-CHILDHOOD/SYMPTOMS-AND- PTT Dee ULC LC CO A er EU Tol Ue ABOUT/WHAT-IS-RHABDOMYOSARCOMA.HTML Deeb CLE ee Liisi isp