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*t(1,13) vs. t(2,13) -- t(1,13) usually: younger age, extremity lesion, localized disease, better survival. | *t(1,13) vs. t(2,13) -- t(1,13) usually: younger age, extremity lesion, localized disease, better survival. | ||
*Several uncommon [[translocations]] exist. | *Several uncommon [[translocations]] exist. | ||
* | *'''Important''' for the [[urinary bladder]] lesions in adults: the presence of a translocation is more-or-less required for the diagnosis of RMS.<ref name=pmid21762516>{{Cite journal | last1 = Bing | first1 = Z. | last2 = Zhang | first2 = PJ. | title = Adult urinary bladder tumors with rhabdomyosarcomatous differentiation: clinical, pathological and immunohistochemical studies. | journal = Diagn Pathol | volume = 6 | issue = | pages = 66 | month = | year = 2011 | doi = 10.1186/1746-1596-6-66 | PMID = 21762516 }}</ref> | ||
**It is suggested that keratin negative tumours without molecular testing to corroborate the impression of RMS be referred to as ''rhabdomyomatous tumours''.<ref name=pmid21762516/> | **It is suggested that keratin negative tumours without molecular testing to corroborate the impression of RMS be referred to as ''rhabdomyomatous tumours''.<ref name=pmid21762516/> | ||