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Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

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Associated Genetic Biomarkers

Overview

NCI Definition: A rapidly growing malignant mesenchymal neoplasm. It is characterized by the presence of round cells with myoblastic differentiation and a fibrovascular stroma resembling an alveolar growth pattern. The tumor usually presents in the extremities. [1]

Clinical Trials

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Significant Genes in Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma

MYCN +

Disease Details

Synonyms
PEDIATRIC Soft tissue rhabdomyosarcoma alveolar, Monomorphous Round Cell Rhabdomyosarcoma, Soft tissue rhabdomyosarcoma alveolar, ARMS
Parent(s)
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Children
Orbit Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
OncoTree Name
Alveolar Rhabdomyosarcoma
OncoTree Code
ARMS

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.