Kenji Tsuchihashi, Mamoru Ito, Shuji Arita, Hitoshi Kusaba, Wataru Kusano, Takashi Matsumura, Takafumi Kitazono, Shohei Ueno, Ryosuke Taguchi, Tomoyasu Yoshihiro, Yasuhiro Doi, Kohei Arimizu, Hirofumi Ohmura, Tatsuhiro Kajitani, Kenta Nio, Michitaka Nakano, Kotoe Oshima, Shingo Tamura, Tsuyoshi Shirakawa, Hozumi Shimokawa, Keita Uchino, Fumiyasu Hanamura, Yuta Okumura, Masato Komoda, Taichi Isobe, Hiroshi Ariyama, Taito Esaki, Kazuki Hashimoto, Noritaka Komune, Mioko Matsuo, Keiji Matsumoto, Kaori Asai, Tadamasa Yoshitake, Hidetaka Yamamoto, Yoshinao Oda, Koichi Akashi, Eishi Baba
BACKGROUND: Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue sarcoma in children, but rare in adults. Para-meningeal rhabdomyosarcoma in head and neck (PM-HNRMS) is less applicable for surgery due to the anatomic reason. PM-HNRMS has a poor prognosis in children. However, its clinical outcomes remain unclear in adults due to the rarity. Further, there is almost no detailed data about salvage therapy. METHODS: We retrospectively examined the adult patients with PM-HNRMS treated at institutions belonging to the Kyushu Medical Oncology Group from 2009 to 2022...
October 31, 2023: BMC Cancer