Rhabdomyosarcoma biopsy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shadan Mehraban, M.D.[2]

Overview

Biopsy may be diagnostic of rhabdomyosarcoma. It is usually done after a CT scan or MRI of the tumor. Findings on biopsy may distinguish the subtype and the stage of rhabdomyosarcoma.

Biopsy

Biopsy may be diagnostic of rhabdomyosarcoma. It is usually done after a CT scan or MRI of the tumor. Findings on biopsy may distinguish the subtype and the stage of rhabdomyosarcoma.^[1]

References

↑ Chowdhury T, Barnacle A, Haque S, Sebire N, Gibson S, Anderson J, Roebuck D (September 2009). “Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy for the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma in childhood”. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 53 (3): 356–60. doi:10.1002/pbc.22059. PMID 19418540.

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[pmid19418540-1] Chowdhury T, Barnacle A, Haque S, Sebire N, Gibson S, Anderson J, Roebuck D (September 2009). “Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy for the diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma in childhood”. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 53 (3): 356–60. doi:10.1002/pbc.22059. PMID 19418540.

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