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Rhabdomyosarcoma
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Accounts for about 3-4% of malignant disease in children < 15
years
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Most common soft tissue sarcoma in children
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Annual incidence of RMS is 4.4 per million in white children
and 1.3 per million in black children
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A small proportion associated with genetic conditions (Li-
Fraumeni syndrome, NF-1, Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome)